Quantum Topology / Hopf Algebra Seminar
Oleg Chterental
University of Toronto
Virtual Braids and Virtual Curve Diagrams
Abstract: This talk defi nes a faithful action of the virtual braid
group VBn on certain planar diagrams called virtual curve dia-
grams. Our action is similar in spirit to the Artin action of the
braid group Bn on the free group Fn and it provides an easy com-
binatorial solution to the word problem in VBn.
Tuesday November 11, 2014 at 3:00 PM in SEO 612