Twisted conjugacy in braid groups

In this note we solve the twisted conjugacy problem for braid groups, i.e. we propose an algorithm which, given two braids u, v ∈ Bn and an automorphism ϕ ∈ Aut(Bn), decides whether v = (ϕ(x))−1ux for some x ∈ Bn. As a corollary, we deduce that each group of the form Bn o H, a semidirect product of...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: González-Meneses López, Juan, Ventura Capell, Enric
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/41164
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/41164
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-014-0032-4
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Braid group
twisted conjugacy
Descrição
Resumo:In this note we solve the twisted conjugacy problem for braid groups, i.e. we propose an algorithm which, given two braids u, v ∈ Bn and an automorphism ϕ ∈ Aut(Bn), decides whether v = (ϕ(x))−1ux for some x ∈ Bn. As a corollary, we deduce that each group of the form Bn o H, a semidirect product of the braid group Bn by a torsion-free hyperbolic group H, has solvable conjugacy problem.