1. Ordering braids: In memory of Patrick Dehornoy.
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SET theory , *ALGEBRA , *COMPUTER science , *MATHEMATICS , *TOPOLOGY , *BRAID group (Knot theory) - Abstract
With the untimely passing of Patrick Dehornoy in September 2019, the world of mathematics lost a brilliant scholar who made profound contributions to set theory, algebra, topology, and even computer science and cryptography. And I lost a dear friend and a strong influence in the direction of my own research in mathematics. In this paper, I will concentrate on his remarkable discovery that the braid groups are left-orderable, and its consequences, and its strong influence on my own research. I'll begin by describing how I learned of his work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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