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The Dabkowski-Sahi invariant and $4$-moves for links

Geometric Topology 2020-05-26 v1

Abstract

Dabkowski and Sahi defined an invariant of a link in the 33-sphere, which is preserved under 44-moves. This invariant is a quotient of the fundamental group of the complement of the link. It is generally difficult to distinguish the Dabkowski-Sahi invariants of given links. In this paper, we give a necessary condition for the existence of an isomorphism between the Dabkowski-Sahi invariant of a link and that of the corresponding trivial link. Using this condition, we provide a practical obstruction to a link to be trivial up to 44-moves.

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@article{arxiv.2005.11793,
  title  = {The Dabkowski-Sahi invariant and $4$-moves for links},
  author = {Haruko A. Miyazawa and Kodai Wada and Akira Yasuhara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.11793},
  year   = {2020}
}

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9 pages