{
  "id": "1611.02187",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2016-11-07T17:44:09.000Z",
  "updated": "2016-11-07T17:44:09.000Z",
  "title": "Classifying spaces for the family of virtually cyclic subgroups of braid groups",
  "authors": [
    "Ramón Flores",
    "Juan González-Meneses"
  ],
  "comment": "1 figure",
  "categories": [
    "math.AT",
    "math.GR"
  ],
  "abstract": "We prove that, for $n\\geq 3$, the minimal dimension of a model of the classifying space of the full braid group $B_n$, and of the pure braid group $P_n$, with respect to the family of virtually cyclic groups is $n$.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2016-11-07T17:44:09.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "20F36",
      "55R35"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "virtually cyclic subgroups",
      "classifying space",
      "pure braid group",
      "full braid group",
      "minimal dimension"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 0,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable"
    }
  }
}