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arxiv: math/0506295 · v3 · submitted 2005-06-15 · 🧮 math.GT · math.DS

The minimum dilatation of pseudo-Anosov 5-braids

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The minimum dilatation of pseudo-Anosov 5-braids is shown to be the largest zero $\lambda_5 \approx 1.72208$ of $x^4 - x^3 - x^2 - x + 1$ which is attained by $\sigma_1\sigma_2\sigma_3\sigma_4\sigma_1\sigma_2$.

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