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The Burau representation of the braid group $B_n$ is unfaithful for large $n$
Author(s):
John Atwell
Moody
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
25
(1991),
379-384.
MSC (1985):
Primary 57M25;
Secondary 57N05
MathSciNet review:
1098347
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DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-1991-16080-5
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S 0273-0979(1991)16080-5
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