The generalized Casson invariant for 2-fold branched covers of S^ 3 and the Jones polynomial

DOI10.1016/0040-9383(93)90029-UMaRDI QIDQ2367237zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors D. Mullins

Publication date 18 August 1993

Published in Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-9383(93)90029-U

zbMATH Keywords

2-fold branched coverCasson invariantJones polynomiallink in the three-spherelinks with determinant zerosignature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Low-dimensional topology of special (e.g., branched) coverings (57M12)

Review text

Let \(L\) be a link in the three-sphere. If its determinant is nonzero then its 2-fold branched cover is a rational homology sphere, and hence has a well-defined generalized Casson invariant [\textit{K. Walker}, An extension of Casson's invariant (1992; Zbl 0752.57011)]. The author proves that this generalized Casson invariant is determined by the Jones polynomial and signature of \(L\). The proof uses skein reduction, complicated by the necessity of avoiding the production of links with determinant zero.

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