The purpose of this article is to list some connections between braid groups, homotopy groups, representations of braid groups, associated fibre bundles, and their cohomological properties. Several related problems are posed.
Keywords: braid groups, homotopy groups, and representations
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Cohen, F.R. (2004). On Braid Groups, Homotopy Groups, and Modular Forms. In: Bryden, J.M. (eds) Advances in Topological Quantum Field Theory. NATO Science Series, vol 179. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2772-7_11
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