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Ordering pure braid groups on closed surfaces

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

We prove that the pure braid groups on closed, orientable surfaces are bi-orderable, and that the pure braid groups on closed, non-orientable surfaces have generalized torsion, thus they are not bi-orderable.

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@article{arxiv.math/0006155,
  title  = {Ordering pure braid groups on closed surfaces},
  author = {Juan Gonzalez-Meneses},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0006155},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages, 3 figures