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Generators and normal forms of Richard Thompson’s group F and the four-color theorem

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We use a result of Kauffman to explore the connection between Richard Thompson’s Group F and the four-color theorem.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN, 47712, USA

    John Donnelly, Ryan Hicks & Kurt Virgin

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Donnelly, J., Hicks, R. & Virgin, K. Generators and normal forms of Richard Thompson’s group F and the four-color theorem. J Algebr Comb 43, 485–493 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10801-015-0643-9

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