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A New Family of N-State Representations of the Braid Group

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Physics, Geometry and Topology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 238))

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For the Artin braid group Bn, we give two types of N-state representations for N=2,3,4,5,6.

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  1. Theoretical Physics Branch, Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Research Company, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1J0

    M. Couture, H. C. Lee & N. C. Schmeing

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5B9

    H. C. Lee

  3. 17 Beach Avenue, Deep River, Ontario, Canada, K0J 1P0

    N. C. Schmeing

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Couture, M., Lee, H.C., Schmeing, N.C. (1990). A New Family of N-State Representations of the Braid Group. In: Lee, H.C. (eds) Physics, Geometry and Topology. NATO ASI Series, vol 238. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3802-8_17

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