Algebraic combinatorics seminar - Max Bennett
How to Count Positive Braids (or These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For)
Speaker: | Max Bennett |
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Affiliation: | University of Waterloo |
Room: | Mathematics and Computer Building (MC) 5426 |
Abstract:
Braids can be thought of in many different ways, most commonly as a geometric object or as a group. In this talk I will review a certain class of braids (positive braids) that is not a group, but a monoid.