{ "id": "math/0304105", "version": "v1", "published": "2003-04-08T11:23:35.000Z", "updated": "2003-04-08T11:23:35.000Z", "title": "Topological entropy and Burau representation", "authors": [ "Boris Kolev" ], "comment": "English translation of \"Boris Kolev. Entropie topologique et representation de Burau. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Ser. I Math., 309(13):835-838, 1989. \" with examples and commentaries added", "journal": "C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris Ser. I Math., 309(13) :835-838, 1989", "categories": [ "math.DS", "math.AT" ], "abstract": "Let f be an orientation-preserving homeomorphism of the disk D, P a finite invariant subset and [f] the isotopy class of f in D\\P. We give a non trivial lower bound of the topological entropy for maps in [f], using the spectral radius of some specializations in GL(n,C) of the Burau matrix associated with [f] and we discuss some examples.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2003-04-08T11:23:35.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "20F36", "54C70", "57M05" ], "keywords": [ "topological entropy", "burau representation", "non trivial lower bound", "finite invariant subset", "burau matrix" ], "tags": [ "journal article" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable", "adsabs": "2003math......4105K" } } }