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Is there a q-analog to the braid group?
The braid group $B_n$ on $n$ strands fits into a short exact sequence of groups:
$$ 1 \longrightarrow P_n \longrightarrow B_n \longrightarrow S_n \longrightarrow 1,$$
where $S_n$ is the symmetric ...