Stabilization in the Braid Groups (with applications to transverse knots)
arXiv:math/0203227
Abstract
Withdrawn and replaced by two related manuscripts: (1) "Stabilization in the braid groups I:MTWS", published in Geometry and Topology Volume 10 (2006), 413-540, arXiv:math.GT/0310279, and (2) "Stabilization in the braid groups II: Transversal simplicity of knots", Geometry and Topology Volume 10 (2006), to appear, arXiv:math,GT/0310280.
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