Peter Huxford

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2 papers

math.GT2026

Rigidity of maps between configuration spaces

Rodrigo De Pool, Peter Huxford, Daniel Minahan +1

Let $n \geq 5$ and $m \geq 3$ . Let $I^¦ : B_{n} \to B_{m}$ be a homomorphism of braid groups. We prove that if the image of $I^¦$ is irreducible and not cyclic, then $m = n$ …

math.GT2024

Noninjectivity of the monodromy of certain equicritical strata

Peter Huxford, Nick Salter

An equicritical stratum is the locus of univariate monic squarefree complex polynomials where the critical points have prescribed multiplicities. Tracking the positions of both roo…