Artin groups, rewriting systems and three-manifolds
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We construct finite complete rewriting systems for two large classes of Artin groups: those of finite type, and those whose defining graphs are based on trees. The constructions in the two cases are quite different; while the construction for Artin groups of finite type uses normal forms introduced through work on complex hyperplane arrangements, the rewriting systems for Artin groups based on trees are constructed via three-manifold topology. This construction naturally leads to the question: Which Artin groups are three-manifold groups? Although we do not have a complete solution, the answer, it seems, is “not many.”
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