Positive presentations of the braid groups and the embedding problem

Mathematische Zeitschrift

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 211-232

  Han, Jae Woo ^a   Hyoung Ko, Ki ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 0036591113     PISSN: 00255874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002090100369     Document Type: Article

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