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Finite Type Link Homotopy Invariants II: Milnor's $\bar{\mu}$-invariants

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We define a notion of finite type invariants for links with a fixed linking matrix. We show that Milnor's triple link homotopy invariant is a finite type invariant, of type 1, in this sense. We also generalize the approach to Milnor's higher order homotopy invariants and show that they are also, in a sense, of finite type. Finally, we compare our approach to another approach for defining finite type invariants within linking classes.

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@article{arxiv.math/9812119,
  title  = {Finite Type Link Homotopy Invariants II: Milnor's $\bar{\mu}$-invariants},
  author = {Blake Mellor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9812119},
  year   = {2007}
}

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23 pages, many figures