A Casson-Lin type invariant for links

DOI10.2140/PJM.2010.248.139zbMATH Open1206.57013arXiv0907.1070OpenAlexW2963648695MaRDI QIDQ600665FDOQ600665

Authors: Eric Harper, Nikolai Saveliev 

Publication date: 1 November 2010

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We define an integer valued invariant for two-component links in S^3 by counting projective SU(2) representations of the link group having non-trivial second Stiefel-Whitney class. We show that our invariant is, up to sign, the linking number of the link. Our construction generalizes that of X.-S. Lin who defined a similar invariant for knots in S^3; his invariant equals half the knot signature.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.1070

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zbMATH Keywords

link grouplinking numberprojective representationCasson-Lin invariantbraid

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