2 papers
math.GT2004
The kernel of is all pseudo-Anosov
Sang Jin Lee, Won Taek Song
We show that the kernel of , the reduced Burau representation with coefficients in of the 4-braid group , consists only of pseudo-Anosov braids.
math.GT2000
The infimum, supremum and geodesic length of a braid conjugacy class
Joan S. Birman, Ki Hyoung Ko, Sang Jin Lee
Algorithmic solutions to the conjugacy problem in the braid groups B_n were given by Elrifai-Morton in 1994 and by the authors in 1998. Both solutions yield two conjugacy class inv…