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An algorithm to calculate generalized Seifert matrices

Geometric Topology 2022-04-25 v2

Abstract

We develop an algorithm for computing generalized Seifert matrices for colored links given as closures of colored braids. The algorithm has been implemented by the second author as a computer program called Clasper. Clasper also outputs the Conway potential function, the multivariable Alexander polynomial and the Cimasoni-Florens signatures of a link, and displays a visualization of the C-complex used for producing the generalized Seifert matrices.

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@article{arxiv.2204.10004,
  title  = {An algorithm to calculate generalized Seifert matrices},
  author = {Stefan Friedl and Chinmaya Kausik and José Pedro Quintanilha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.10004},
  year   = {2022}
}

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18 pages, 15 figures

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