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The Burau representation of the braid group is faithful for n = 4 — mentioned by dhosek

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:12:01 GMT

There is a link to the paper in the article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.05283

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The Burau representation of the braid group is faithful for n = 4 — mentioned by js2

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:29:18 GMT

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The Burau representation of the braid group is faithful for n = 4 — HN submission

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:46:15 GMT

The Burau representation of the braid group is faithful for n = 4

53 points; 18 discussion replies on HN. Paper and source history. A submission is not an endorsement.