Pure braid groups are not residually free

Daniel C. Cohen; Michael Falk; Richard Randell

Pure braid groups are not residually free

Daniel C. Cohen, Michael Falk, Richard Randell

Mathematics and Statistics

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Abstract

We show that the Artin pure braid group P_n is not residually free for n ≥ 4. Our results also show that the corank of P_n is equal to 2 for n ≥ 3.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Configuration Spaces
Subtitle of host publication	Geometry, Combinatorics and Topology
Publisher	Scuola Normale Superiore
Pages	213-230
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9788876424311
ISBN (Print)	9788876424304
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

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