\sigma_i \left (x_1,\ldots,x_{i-1},x_i, x_{i+1},\ldots, x_n \right)= \left (x_1,\ldots, x_{i-1}, x_{i+1}, x_{i+1}^{-1}x_i x_{i+1}, x_{i+2},\ldots,x_n \right ).
Elements of the braid group can be represented more concretely by matrices.