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Negative definite spin filling and branched double covers

Geometric Topology 2023-08-17 v1

Abstract

We investigate the negative definite spin fillings of branched double covers of alternating knots. We derive some obstructions for the existence of such fillings and find a characterization of special alternating knots based on them.

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@article{arxiv.2308.08022,
  title  = {Negative definite spin filling and branched double covers},
  author = {Soheil Azarpendar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.08022},
  year   = {2023}
}

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22 pages, 16 figures

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