Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 7, issue 1 (2007)

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Relationships between braid length and the number of braid strands

Cornelia A Van Cott

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 7 (2007) 181–196

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2007.7.181

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