Notes on the braid index of closed positive braids.

DOI10.1016/S0166-8641(03)00109-3zbMath1038.57003OpenAlexW2020385002MaRDI QIDQ1421961

Takuji Nakamura

Publication date: 3 February 2004

Published in: Topology and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0166-8641(03)00109-3

zbMATH Keywords

positive braidsMorton-Franks-Williams inequalityBraid index

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