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On the Alexander polynomial of links in lens spaces

Geometric Topology 2019-07-23 v8

Abstract

We show how the Alexander polynomial of links in lens spaces is related to the classical Alexander polynomial of a link in the 3-sphere, obtained by cutting out the exceptional lens space fibre. It follows from these relationship that a certain normalization of the Alexander polynomial satisfies a skein relation in lens spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1606.03224,
  title  = {On the Alexander polynomial of links in lens spaces},
  author = {Eva Horvat and Boštjan Gabrovšek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.03224},
  year   = {2019}
}

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23 pages, 8 figures