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Studying links via booklinks: A Markov theorem

Roman Aranda·Fraser Binns·Margaret Doig
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We introduce "book links" as a generalization of braids in open book decompositions; this new class of objects includes both braids and plats as special cases. We then prove a version of Markov's theorem in this general setting by extending the theory of open book foliations.

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Roman Aranda, Fraser Binns, Margaret Doig. 2024-11-14. Studying links via booklinks: A Markov theorem. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.09839

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