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In this note we solve the twisted conjugacy problem for braid groups, i.e. we propose an algorithm which, given two braids $u,v\in B_n$ and an automorphism $\phi \in Aut (B_n)$, decides whether $v=(\phi (x))^{-1}ux$ for some $x\in B_n$. As…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2011-05-02 Juan González-Meneses , Enric Ventura

Garside-theoretical solutions to the conjugacy problem in braid groups depend on the determination of a characteristic subset of the conjugacy class of any given braid, e.g. the sliding circuit set. It is conjectured that, among rigid…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-04-04 Saul Schleimer , Bert Wiest

We give a computational algorithm which decides if a braid is quasipositive or not. A braid is quasipositive if it's a product of conjuguates of generators. For this, we use the theory of Garside and the combinatorials properties of the…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Asma Bentalha

Artin's braid groups have been recently suggested as a new source for public-key cryptography. In this paper we propose the first undeniable signature schemes using the conjugacy problem and the decomposition problem in the braid groups…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Tony Thomas , Arbind Kumar Lal

In this paper we give an algorithm for solving a main case of the conjugacy problem in the braid groups. We also prove that half-twists satisfy a special root property which allows us to reduce the solution for the conjugacy problem in…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 T. Ben-Itzhak , S. Kaplan , M. Teicher

This article is a survey on the braid groups, the Artin groups, and the Garside groups. It is a presentation, accessible to non-experts, of various topological and algebraic aspects of these groups. It is also a report on three points of…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-11-16 Luis Paris

We describe a constructive, cubic time solution to the conjugacy problem in Artin groups of extra-large type, which was proved solvable in those groups by Appel and Schupp. We use results from two of our previous papers that characterise…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-09-18 Derek F Holt , Sarah Rees

We study several natural decision problems in braid groups and Artin groups. We classify the Artin groups with decidable submonoid membership problem in terms of the non-existence of certain forbidden induced subgraphs of the defining…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-01 Robert D. Gray , Carl-Fredrik Nyberg-Brodda

Garside calculus is the common mechanism that underlies a certain type of normal form for the elements of a monoid, a group, or a category. Originating from Garside's approach to Artin's braid groups, it has been extended to more and more…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-02-25 Patrick Dehornoy , Volker Gebhardt

In this paper we give new presentations of the braid groups and the pure braid groups of a closed surface. We also give an algorithm to solve the word problem in these groups, using the given presentations.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Juan Gonzalez-Meneses

This article is about Artin's braid group and its role in knot theory. We set ourselves two goals: (i) to provide enough of the essential background so that our review would be accessible to graduate students, and (ii) to focus on those…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Joan S. Birman , Tara E. Brendle

In the paper we give a survey on braid groups and subjects connected with them. We start with the initial definition, then we give several interpretations as well as several presentations of these groups. Burau presentation for the pure…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2012-02-21 V. V. Vershinin

In 2009, Crisp, Godelle and Wiest constructed a linear-time algorithm to solve the conjugacy problem in right-angled Artin groups. This algorithm has now been implemented in Python, and the code is freely available on GitHub. This document…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-19 Gemma Crowe , Michael Jones

We show that the twisted conjugacy problem is solvable for large-type Artin groups whose outer automorphism group is finite, generated by graph automorphisms and the global inversion. This includes XXXL Artin groups whose defining graph is…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Martín Blufstein , Motiejus Valiunas

It is shown that for graph groups (right-angled Artin groups) the conjugacy problem as well as a restricted version of the simultaneous conjugacy problem can be solved in polynomial time even if input words are represented in a compressed…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2010-03-08 Niko Haubold , Markus Lohrey , Christian Mathissen

We consider the topological complexity of subgroups of Artin's braid group consisting of braids whose associated permutations lie in some specified subgroup of the symmetric group. We give upper and lower bounds for the topological…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2016-08-15 Mark Grant , David Recio-Mitter

The conjugacy problem in braid groups has been extensively studied, particularly from an algorithmic perspective. Established methods based on Garside structures, such as initial summit sets and super summit sets, provide effective…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Kui-Yo Chen , Yat-Hin Suen

We describe the most efficient solutions to the word problem of Artin's braid group known so far, i.e., in other words, the most efficient solutions to the braid isotopy problem, including the Dynnikov method, which could be especially…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Patrick Dehornoy

The braid group has recently attracted much attention. This is primarily based upon the discovery of its usage in various cryptosystems [AAG],[KLCHKP]. One major focus of current research has been in solving decision problems in braid…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Elie Feder

We prove that generic elements of braid groups are pseudo-Anosov, in the following sense: in the Cayley graph of the braid group with n $\ge$ 3 strands, with respect to Garside's generating set, we prove that the proportion of pseudo-Anosov…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2013-09-27 Sandrine Caruso , Bert Wiest