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Computing the determinant of links through Fourier-Hadamard transforms

Geometric Topology 2024-09-24 v1 Combinatorics

Abstract

In this paper, we present a novel method to compute the determinant of a link using Fourier-Hadamard transforms of Boolean functions. We also investigate the determinant of centrally symmetric links (a special class of strong achiral links). In particular, we show that the determinant of a centrally symmetric link with an even number of components is equals zero.

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@article{arxiv.2409.14133,
  title  = {Computing the determinant of links through Fourier-Hadamard transforms},
  author = {Baptiste Gros and Ulises Pastor and Jorge Ramirez Alfonsin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.14133},
  year   = {2024}
}