Twisted Alexander polynomials and surjectivity of a group homomorphism

DOI10.2140/AGT.2005.5.1315zbMATH Open1081.57004arXivmath/0510224OpenAlexW2145017357MaRDI QIDQ2571384FDOQ2571384

Authors: Teruaki Kitano, Masaaki Suzuki, Masaaki Wada 

Publication date: 1 November 2005

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: If phi: G-->G' is a surjective homomorphism, we prove that the twisted Alexander polynomial of G is divisible by the twisted Alexander polynomial of G'. As an application, we show non-existence of surjective homomorphism between certain knot groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0510224

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zbMATH Keywords

Reidemeister torsiontwisted Alexander polynomialsurjective homomorphism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamental group, presentations, free differential calculus (57M05) Simple homotopy type, Whitehead torsion, Reidemeister-Franz torsion, etc. (57Q10)

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