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This paper consists of the notes of a mini-course (3 lectures) on Artin groups that focuses on a central question of the subject, the \(K(\pi ,1)\) conjecture.
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Paris, L. (2014). Lectures on Artin Groups and the \(K(\pi ,1)\) Conjecture. In: Sastry, N. (eds) Groups of Exceptional Type, Coxeter Groups and Related Geometries. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 82. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1814-2_13
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