The Burau representation of the braid group 𝐵_{𝑛} is unfaithful for large 𝑛

DOI10.1090/S0273-0979-1991-16080-5zbMath0751.57005WikidataQ120001942 ScholiaQ120001942MaRDI QIDQ3976876

John Atwell Moody

Publication date: 25 June 1992

Published in: Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

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faithfulness of Burau's linear representations of the braid groups

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