Computation of Centralizers in Braid groups and Garside Groups

dc.creatorFranco, Nuno
dc.creatorGonzalez-Meneses, Juan
dc.date2002-01-25
dc.date2002-12-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:46:06Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:46:06Z
dc.descriptionWe give a new method to compute the centralizer of an element in Artin braid groups and, more generally, in Garside groups. This method, together with the solution of the conugacy problem given by the authors in a previous paper, are two main steps for solving conjugacy systems, thus breaking recently discovered cryptosystems based in braid groups. We also present the result of our computations, where we notice that our algorithm yields surprisingly small generating sets for the centralizers.
dc.descriptionThe algorithm has been improved by using the Summit Class, instead of the conjugacy class of the element under study. The word "normalizer" has been replaced by "centralizer". 14 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0201243
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0201243
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/63199
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject20F36; 20F10
dc.titleComputation of Centralizers in Braid groups and Garside Groups
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