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Solution of the quasipositivity problem in the braid group

Asma Bentalha

math.GTarXiv:math/0402023

Abstract

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 Artin monoid.

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