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Abstract In this paper, we focus our attention on the connections between the braid group and Nielsen fixed point theory. A new forcing relation between braids is introduced, and we show that it can be fulfilled by using Nielsen fixed point theory.
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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11326077).
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Wang, J., Zhao, X. A forcing relation of braids from Nielsen fixed point theory. Sci. China Math. 62, 1799–1806 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11425-017-9233-1
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