Linking numbers in non-orientable 3-manifolds
Geometric Topology
2016-06-21 v1
Abstract
The construction of integer linking numbers of closed curves in a three-dimensional manifold usually appeals to the orientation of this manifold. We discuss how to avoid it constructing similar homotopy invariants of links in non-orientable manifolds.
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@article{arxiv.1606.05876,
title = {Linking numbers in non-orientable 3-manifolds},
author = {Victor A. Vassiliev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.05876},
year = {2016}
}