Representations of flat virtual braids by automorphisms of free group

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Authors Andrei Vesnin

Publication date 19 June 2023

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generalized knots (virtual knots, welded knots, quandles, etc.) (57K12)

Abstract: Representations of braid group $B_n$ on $ngeq2$ strands by automorphisms of a free group of rank $n$ go back to Artin (1925). In 1991 Kauffman introduced a theory of virtual braids and virtual knots and links. The virtual braid group $V{B}_n$ on $ngeq2$ strands is an extension of the classical braid group $B_n$ by the symmetric group $S_n$. In this paper we consider flat virtual braid groups $FV{B}_n$ on $ngeq2$ strands and construct a family of representations of $FV{B}_n$ by automorphisms of free groups of rank $2n$. It has been established that these representations do not preserve the forbidden relations between classical and virtual generators. We investigated some algebraic properties of the constructed representations. In particular, we established conditions of faithfulness in case $n=2$ and proved that the kernel contains a free group of rank two for $nge3$.

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