A factorization of the Conway polynomial
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Abstract: A string link S can be closed in a canonical way to produce an ordinary closed link L. We also consider a twisted closing which produces a knot K. We give a formula for the Conway polynomial of L as a product of the Conway polynomial of K times a power series whose coefficients are given as explicit functions of the Milnor invariants of S. One consequence is a formula for the first non-vanishing coefficient of the Conway polynomial of L in terms of the Milnor invariants of L. There is an analogous factorization of the multivariable Alexander polynomial.
The author shows that the Conway polynomial of a link is a product of two factors, the first of which is the Conway polynomial of an associated knot and the second factor is determined by the \(\widetilde\mu\)-invariants of the link.
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