On Burau representations at roots of unity

Louis Funar; Toshitake Kohno

On Burau representations at roots of unity

Geometric Topology 2016-02-12 v4 Quantum Algebra

Authors: Louis Funar , Toshitake Kohno

Abstract

We consider subgroups of the braid groups which are generated by $k$ -th powers of the standard generators and prove that any infinite intersection (with even $k$ ) is trivial. This is motivated by some conjectures of Squier concerning the kernels of Burau's representations of the braid groups at roots of unity. Furthermore, we show that the image of the braid group on 3 strands by these representations is either a finite group, for a few roots of unity, or a finite extension of a triangle group, by using geometric methods.

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braid groups Burau representations roots of unity subgroups generated by powers triangle groups

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@article{arxiv.0907.0568,
  title  = {On Burau representations at roots of unity},
  author = {Louis Funar and Toshitake Kohno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.0568},
  year   = {2016}
}

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18p. Former arXiv:0907.0568 is now split as two separate papers: this one records the first half and the title is changed accordingly. The second half is contained in arxiv:1108.4904

On Burau representations at roots of unity

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