The topological IHX relation, pure braids, and the Torelli group (Q1847912)

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The topological IHX relation, pure braids, and the Torelli group
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    The topological IHX relation, pure braids, and the Torelli group (English)
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    27 October 2002
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    Let \(T_{g,1}\) denote the Torelli group of a surface of genus \(g\) with \(1\) boundary component, and let \(P(g)\) denote the pure braid group on \(g\) strands. Recall that the lower central series of a group \(G\) is given by \(G_1=G\), and inductively by \(G_{n+1}=[G,G_n]\). The authors prove that if \(g\geq 3\), then for all \(n\geq 1\), \(P(g)_{n+1}\subset(T_{g,1})_n\). Then they explicitly give the relation obtained from the Jacobi relation via the map \(P(g)_3\to(T_{g,1})_2\).
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    Torelli groups
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    pure braid groups
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    lower central series
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    Jacobi relation
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