A partial order on the symmetric group and new \(K(\pi,1)\)'s for the braid groups (Q5946162)

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A partial order on the symmetric group and new \(K(\pi,1)\)'s for the braid groups
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1658428

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    A partial order on the symmetric group and new \(K(\pi,1)\)'s for the braid groups (English)
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    10 March 2003
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    The author defines a certain partial order in the symmetric group \(S_n\) using the Cayley graph structure with respect to the set of all transpositions. Then a certain group \(\Gamma_n\) is introduced, which turns out to be isomorphic to the Artin braid group with \(n\) strands, so as to be generated by the elements geodesically governed by the \(n\)-cycle \((1,2,\dots,n)\in S_n\) with explicit defining relations. A certain simplicial complex induced on the vertex set \(\Gamma_n\) is shown to be contractible.
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    Cayley graphs
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    presentations of braid groups
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    symmetric groups
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    transpositions
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    relations
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    simplicial complexes
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