Burau maps and twisted Alexander polynomials

preprint2016arXivOpen access

Abstract

The Burau representation of the braid group can be used to recover the Alexander polynomial of the closure of a braid. We define twisted Burau maps and use them to compute twisted Alexander polynomials.

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