The classification conjecture for good braid-group representations
Let be the braid group on strands and let be the symmetric group. A homomorphism is canonical when and belongs to the canonical construction in the paper; it is standard when and and belongs to the standard family; and it is derived from a canonical or standard homomorphism when it is obtained by the paper's derivation construction.
Classification conjecture. Every good non-cyclic transitive homomorphism is canonical when , standard when and , or derived from a canonical or standard homomorphism when .
This is the paper's proposed complete classification of good transitive non-cyclic permutation representations. The paper proves representative cases but does not establish the full assertion.
References
Primary source
Amiel Ferman, Tahl Nowik, Robert Schwartz and Mina Teicher, “New Permutation Representations of the Braid Group”, arXiv:0811.4204 (2008).
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