Instructions: Enter the number of strands in your braid simply as a positive integer. Enter a braid as a string of integers, separated by single spaces. Enter the optional powers as integers. For instance, if the braid has 4 strands, an example of a braid would be "2 3 -1 2 -1 3 3". A half twist can be denoted by the integer giving the number of strands. For example, if a braid has 3 strands and if D denotes the half-twist, then for inputing data the braid "1 2 -1 D -2" would be entered as "1 2 -1 3 -2".
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This web page implements a C++ program based on those written by Juan Gonzalez-Meneses and Jae Choon Cha. The web page was designed and written with help from Michael Durbin.