A generalization of several classical invariants of links

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Authors David Cimasoni, Vladimir Turaev

Publication date 9 January 2008

Published in Osaka Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605529, https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ojm/1189717421

zbMATH Keywords

Alexander moduleAlexander-Conway polynomiallinking numberMurasugi-Tristram-Levine signaturequasi-cylinderSeifert form

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Abstract: We extend several classical invariants of links in the 3-sphere to links in so-called quasi-cylinders. These invariants include the linking number, the Seifert form, the Alexander module, the Alexander-Conway polynomial and the Murasugi-Tristram-Levine signatures.

Review text

A quasi-cylinder over a commutative ring \(R\) is an oriented 3-manifold \(M\) endowed with a submodule \(V\) of the \(R\)-module \(H_1(\partial M;R)\) such that the inclusion homomorphism \(V\to H_1(M;R)\) is an isomorphism. The authors extend some classical invariants of links in the 3-sphere to links in so-called quasi-cylinders.

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