On the Burau representation modulo a small prime
Geometric Topology
2009-09-25 v1
Abstract
We discuss techniques for analysing the structure of the group obtained by reducing the image of the Burau representation of the braid group modulo a prime. The main tools are a certain sesquilinear form first introduced by Squier and consideration of the action of the group on a Euclidean building.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/9810191,
title = {On the Burau representation modulo a small prime},
author = {Daryl Cooper and Darren D. Long},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9810191},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
12 pages. Published copy, also available at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/gt/GTMon1/paper6.abs.html