A Garside-theoretic analysis of the Burau representations
A Garside-theoretic analysis of the Burau representations
We establish relations between both the classical and the dual Garside structures of the braid group and the Burau representation. Using the classical structure, we formulate a non-vanishing criterion for the Burau representation of the 4-strand braid group. In the dual context, it is shown that the Burau representation for …