The braid groups $B_{n,m}(\mathbb{R}P^2)$ and the splitting problem of the generalised Fadell-Neuwirth short exact sequence
Abstract
Let , and let be the set of -braids of the projective plane whose associated permutation lies in the subgroup of the symmetric group . We study the splitting problem of the following generalisation of the Fadell-Neuwirth short exact sequence: where the map can be considered geometrically as the epimorphism that forgets the last strands, as well as the existence of a section of the corresponding fibration , where we denote by the ordered configuration space of the projective plane . Our main results are the following: if the homomorphism and the corresponding fibration admits no section, while if , then and admit a section. For , we show that if and admit a section then . Moreover, using geometric constructions, we show that the homomorphism and the fibration admit a section for , where , and for . In addition, we show that for , is not residually nilpotent and for , it is not residually solvable.
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@article{arxiv.2111.07838,
title = {The braid groups $B_{n,m}(\mathbb{R}P^2)$ and the splitting problem of the generalised Fadell-Neuwirth short exact sequence},
author = {Stavroula Makri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.07838},
year = {2022}
}
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34 pages, 15 figures