Introduction to twisted Alexander polynomials and related topics

DOI10.5802/WBLN.10zbMATH Open1422.57037arXiv1510.03216OpenAlexW2964217683MaRDI QIDQ5234875FDOQ5234875

Teruaki Kitano

Publication date: 7 October 2019

Published in: Winter Braids Lecture Notes (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This article is based on the lectures in the Winter Braids V (Pau, Feb. 2015). Main puposel of this is to explain how to compute twisted Alexander polynomials for non-experts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.03216

zbMATH Keywords

fiberednessepimorphisms between knot groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes (57-02)

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Uses Software

• KnotInfo

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