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On the Arf invariant of links

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

K. Murasugi
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Canada

Extract

Let Δl(x, y) be a Alexander polynomial of a link l of two components X and Y in S3. Denote by Arf (Z) the Arf invariant of Z, a knot or a proper link [9]

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1984

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