Multi-virtual braid groups

Abstract

L. Kauffman (2024) introduced multi-virtual and symmetric multi-virtual braid groups, which are generalizations of the virtual braid group. We introduce multi-virtual pure and multi-virtual semi-pure braid groups, which are normal subgroups of index $n!$. We give a set of generators and defining relations for these groups, show that multi-virtual (symmetric multi-virtual) braid group is a semi-direct products of multi-virtual pure (symmetric multi-virtual pure) braid group and symmetric group. Also, we introduce multi-welded and multi-unrestricted braid groups and examines structure of three-strand 2-virtual braid group and some its subgroups and quotients. The paper concludes by outlining open problems and suggesting avenues for future research in this area.