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Ordering pure braid groups on compact, connected surfaces

Juan González-Meneses

Vol. 203 (2002), No. 2, 369–378
Abstract

We prove that the pure braid groups on compact, connected, orientable surfaces are bi-orderable, and that the pure braid groups on compact, connected non-orientable surfaces have generalized torsion, thus they are not bi-orderable.

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Received: 10 July 2000
Revised: 8 February 2001
Published: 1 April 2002
Authors
Juan González-Meneses
Université de Bourgogne
Laboratoire de Topologie
UMR 5584 du CNRS
B. P. 47870
21078 - Dijon Cedex
France
Departamento de Álgebra
Facultad de Matemáticas
Universidad de Sevilla
C/ Tarfia, s/n
41012 - Sevilla
Spain