Identifying Powers of Half-Twists and Computing its Root

Details Identifying Powers of Half-Twists and Computing its Root Identifying Powers of Half-Twists and Computing its Root

2002-11-13

arxiv.org/abs/math/0211197v2

Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry

16 pages, 4 figures Revised version

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In this paper we give an algorithm for solving a main case of the conjugacy problem in the braid groups. We also prove that half-twists satisfy a special root property which allows us to reduce the solution for the conjugacy problem in half-twists into the free group. Using this algorithm one is able to check conjugacy of a given braid to one of E. Artin's generators in any power, and compute its root. Moreover, the braid element which conjugates a given half-twist to one of E. Artin's generators in any power can be restored. The result is applicable to calculations of braid monodromy of branch curves and verification of Hurwitz equivalence of braid monodromy factorizations, which are essential in order to determine braid monodromy type of algebraic surfaces and symplectic 4-manifolds.

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