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Burau Maps and Twisted Alexander Polynomials

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Abstract The Burau representation of the braid group can be used to recover the Alexander polynomial of the closure of a braid. We define twisted Burau maps and use them… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The Burau representation of the braid group can be used to recover the Alexander polynomial of the closure of a braid. We define twisted Burau maps and use them to compute twisted Alexander polynomials.

Keywords: maps twisted; alexander polynomials; burau maps; twisted alexander

Journal Title: Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
Year Published: 2018

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