On representations of Artin's braid group.

Localization of Unitary Braid Group Representations

Governed by locality, we explore a connection between unitary braid group representations associated to a unitary R-matrix and to a simple object in a unitary braided fusion category. Unitary R-matrices, namely unitary solutions to the Yang-Baxter equation, afford explicitly local unitary representations of braid groups. Inspired by topological quantum computation, we study whether or not it is...

New Permutation Representations of The Braid Group

We give a new infinite family of group homomorphisms from the braid group Bk to the symmetric group Smk for all k and m ≥ 2. Most known permutation representations of braids are included in this family. We prove that the homomorphisms in this family are non-cyclic and transitive. For any divisor l of m, 1 ≤ l < m, we prove in particular that if m l is odd then there are 1+ m l non-conjugate hom...

DIMENSION n REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BRAID GROUP ON n STRINGS

On Representations of Braid Groups

To understand what a braid group is, it is easiest to visualize a braid. Consider n strands, all parallel. Consider taking the ith strand and crossing it over the very next strand. This is a braid. In fact, a braid is any sequence of crossings of the bands, provided none of the bands are self-crossing. For instance, a loop, or a band which forms a loop in the middle are not braids. Now, in orde...

Generalized and Quasi-localizations of Braid Group Representations

We develop a theory of localization for braid group representations associated with objects in braided fusion categories and, more generally, to YangBaxter operators in monoidal categories. The essential problem is to determine when a family of braid representations can be uniformly modelled upon a tensor power of a fixed vector space in such a way that the braid group generators act “locally”....