The nontrivial kernel of Manturov-Nikonov map from classical braids to virtual braids
Geometric Topology
2026-03-31 v1
Abstract
In 2022, V. O. Manturov and I. M. Nikonov \cite{Man22} constructed two composite maps, one of them is following: In this paper, we prove that M-N is unfaithful if since Burau kernel is a subgroup of M-N kernel.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.26851,
title = {The nontrivial kernel of Manturov-Nikonov map from classical braids to virtual braids},
author = {Yangzhou Liu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.26851},
year = {2026}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures