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1. About the lecturer

2. Braids in life and science

3. Braids in mathematics

Dr Fedor Duzhin

Division of Mathematical

Sciences

Braids

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Meet the lecturerFirst name: FedorSurname: Duzhin

Born in Moscow 1978

Lived in Pereslavl(small Russian town)

Graduated in 2000Moscow University

PhD in 2005KTH, Stockholm

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Braids in life and science

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Braids in life and science

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Braids in life and science

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Definition

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Definition

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How does one encode braids?

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Exercise

Solution

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Multiplication of braids

× =

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Multiplication of braids

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Example

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Yang-Baxter equation

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Exercise

Solution

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Summary

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