The unrestricted virtual braid groups UVB_n

Publication date 23 November 2021

Abstract: Let

U V B_{n}

and

U V P_{n}

be the unrestricted virtual braid group and the unrestricted virtual pure braid group on n strands respectively. We study the groups

U V B_{n}

and

U V P_{n}

, and our main results are as follows: for

n g e q 5

, we give a complete description, up to conjugation, to all possible homomorphisms from

U V B_{n}

to the symmetric group

S_{n}

. For

n g e q 3

, we characterise all possible images of

U V B_{n}

, under a group homomorphism, to any finite group

G

. For

n g e q 5

, we prove that

U V P_{n}

is a characteristic subgroup of

U V B_{n}

. In addition, we determine the automorphism group of

U V P_{n}

and we prove that

m a t h b b Z_{2} i m e s m a t h b b Z_{2}

is a subgroup of the outer automorphism group of

U V B_{n}

. Lastly, we show that

U V B_{n}

and

U V P_{n}

are residually finite and Hopfian but not co-Hopfian. We also remark that some of these results hold accordingly for the welded braid group

W B_{n}

and we discuss about its automorphism group.

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