{
  "id": "math/0209028",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2002-09-03T18:26:12.000Z",
  "updated": "2002-09-03T18:26:12.000Z",
  "title": "On the singular braid monoid of an orientable surface",
  "authors": [
    "Jeronimo Diaz-Cantos",
    "Juan Gonzalez-Meneses",
    "Jose M. Tornero"
  ],
  "comment": "8 pages, 10 figures",
  "categories": [
    "math.GT",
    "math.GR"
  ],
  "abstract": "In this paper we show that the singular braid monoid of an orientable surface can be embedded in a group. The proof is purely topological, making no use of the monoid presentation.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2002-09-03T18:26:12.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "20F36",
      "20F38"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "singular braid monoid",
      "orientable surface",
      "monoid presentation"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 8,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2002math......9028D"
    }
  }
}