Complete simultaneous conjugacy invariants in Artin's braid groups
Abstract
We solve the simultaneous conjugacy problem in Artin's braid groups and, more generally, in Garside groups, by means of a complete, effectively computable, finite invariant. This invariant generalizes the one-dimensional notion of super summit set to arbitrary dimensions. One key ingredient in our solution is the introduction of a provable high-dimensional version of the Birman--Ko--Lee cycling theorem. The complexity of this solution is a small degree polynomial in the cardinalities of our generalized super summit sets and the input parameters. Computer experiments suggest that the cardinality of this invariant, for a list of order independent elements of Artin's braid group , is generically close to~1.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1403.4622,
title = {Complete simultaneous conjugacy invariants in Artin's braid groups},
author = {Arkadius Kalka and Boaz Tsaban and Gary Vinokur},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.4622},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
Improved some aspects, added a discussion of Garside families. Paper ready for submission