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The universal finite-type invariant for braids, with integer coefficients
by
Stefan Papadima
Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest
We give a simple explicit construction of the universal finite-type invariant for braids. Our construction works well for arbitrary coefficients. A key ingredient is provided by the properties of fundamental groups of fiber-type arrangements.
Date received: June 2, 1999
Copyright © 1999 by the author(s). The author(s) of this document and the organizers of the conference have granted their consent to include this abstract in Atlas Mathematical Conference Abstracts. Document # cadi-21.