Arf invariants of strongly invertible knots obtained from unknotting number one knots (Q1804714)

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Arf invariants of strongly invertible knots obtained from unknotting number one knots
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    Arf invariants of strongly invertible knots obtained from unknotting number one knots (English)
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    15 May 1995
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    It is well-known, that if \(k\) is a knot of unknotting number one, the double cover of \(S^3\) branched over \(k\) is a 3-manifold \(\Sigma_2(k)\); we can obtain \(\Sigma_2(k)\) by Dehn surgery on some knot \(C\) in \(S^3\). This paper produces an effective method to determine the Arf invariant \(\text{Arf}(C)\) by using the Conway polynomial \(\nabla_L(z)=\sum^\infty_{n=0} a_{2n}(k)z^{2n}\), where \(a_{2n}(k)=0\) except a finite number of \(n:\text{Arf}(C)=a_4(k)\pmod2\).
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    branched covering
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    knot
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    unknotting number
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    Dehn surgery
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    Arf invariant
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    Conway polynomial
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