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of n-braids (e.g. under ambient isotopy), and whose group operation is composition of braids (see § Introduction). Example applications of braid groups...

many braid representations. For example, conjugate braids yield equivalent knots. This leads to a second fundamental question: Which closed braids represent...

only), braids, and others besides – for example, a strand connecting the two lines together with a circle linked around it. In this context, a braid is defined...

immaterial, so every right closed braided monoidal category becomes left closed in a canonical way, and vice versa. We have described closed monoidal categories...

the eyelids close with a vibratory motion, or become spasmodically closed. Braid later acknowledged that the hypnotic induction technique was not necessary...

used to create a flat braid. A grid of gears can be used to create solid-core braids, for example a square braid. A horn gear braiding machine at the Arbetets...

homogeneous closed braid (namely, the closure of the 3-string braid σ1σ2−1σ1σ2−1), and a theorem of John Stallings shows that any closed homogeneous braid is fibered...

The discography for the American emo band Braid consists of four studio albums, five split 7-inch vinyl EPs, four 7-inch vinyl singles, and one home video...

assumes the common convention that braid generators are right twists, which is not followed by the Wikipedia page on braids.) The crossing number of a (p,q)...

identities defined below. The term braided references the fact that the braid group plays an important role in the theory of braided monoidal categories. Partly...

programmer. He is best known for his work on the independent video games Braid (2008) and The Witness (2016). Blow became interested in game programming...

James Braid (19 June 1795 – 25 March 1860) was a Scottish surgeon, natural philosopher, and "gentleman scientist". He was a significant innovator in the...

other braiding techniques such as kumihimo, finger-loop braiding or plaiting, where the threads are of a finite length, lucetted (or knitted) braids can...

occasionally braided on the left, should it naturally fall there.[citation needed] Braids vary in size, but Europeans tend to put in fewer, larger braids, while...

Braids, Links, and Mapping Class Groups is a mathematical monograph on braid groups and their applications in low-dimensional topology. It was written...

Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a 2023 comedic play written by American playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play premiered on Broadway as part of the Manhattan...

soles are the most critical part. The jute twines are first machine-braided. These braids are then manually formed into the shape of the sole and hydraulically...

important tools in the study of braids and surfaces. During the later part of this period she published a monograph, 'Braids, links, and mapping class groups'...

Braid is an American emo band from Champaign, Illinois, formed in 1993. Following several early line-up changes, the band eventually settled on Bob Nanna...

by twisting a double string of dough between the fingers to create a closed braid to form a ring (loriga, in Sardinian). They were traditionally prepared...