freeReduceBraidWord {braids}

Free reduction of a braid

Description

Applies free reduction to a braid, i.e. removes pairs of consecutive generators inverse of each other.

Usage

freeReduceBraidWord(braid)

Arguments

braid

a braid object (e.g. created with mkBraid)

Value

A braid object.

Examples

braid <- mkBraid(4, c(2, -3, 3))
freeReduceBraidWord(braid)