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Qubit representations of the braid groups from generalized Yang-Baxter matrices

Quantum Algebra 2016-03-01 v1

Abstract

Generalized Yang-Baxter matrices sometimes give rise to braid group representations. We identify the exact images of some qubit representations of the braid groups from generalized Yang-Baxter matrices obtained from anyons in the metaplectic modular categories.

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@article{arxiv.1602.08536,
  title  = {Qubit representations of the braid groups from generalized Yang-Baxter matrices},
  author = {Jennifer F. Vasquez and Zhenghan Wang and Helen M. Wong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.08536},
  year   = {2016}
}
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