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On the minimum dilatation of braids on punctured discs
Erwan Lanneau, Jean-Luc Thiffeault
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We find the minimum dilatation of pseudo-Anosov braids on n-punctured discs for 3 <= n <= 8. This covers the results of Song-Ko-Los (n=4) and Ham-Song (n=5). The proof is elementary, and uses the Lefschetz formula.
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