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Markov's Theorem

arXiv:1911.03745

Abstract

This survey consists of a detailed proof of Markov's Theorem based on Joan Birman's book "Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups" and Carlo Petronio's classes. It was part of an exam project in A.Y. 2016/2017 for the course Knot Theory.

31 pages, 34 figures, Keywords: Braids, links, knots, stabilization moves, conjugation moves

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