On the minimum dilatation of braids on punctured discs (Q540491)
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On the minimum dilatation of braids on punctured discs (English)
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3 June 2011
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The minimum dilatation of pseudo-Anosov braids for \(n\)-punctured discs, \(3\leq n\leq 8\), is presented in this work. The result is obtained by an elementary proof based on the Lefschetz formula and covers previous results for \(n=4,5\).
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pseudo-Anosov homeomorphisms
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braids
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foliations
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