The Burau matrix and Fiedler's invariant for a closed braid

Morton, HR ORCID: 0000-0002-8524-2695 (1999) The Burau matrix and Fiedler's invariant for a closed braid. TOPOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 95 (3). pp. 251-256.

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Abstract

It is shown how Fiedler's `small state-sum' invariant for a braid can be calculated from the 2-variable Alexander polynomial of the link which consists of the closed braid together with the braid axis.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	7 pages LaTeX2e. To appear in Topology and its Applications
Uncontrolled Keywords:	small state-sum, Fiedler's invariant, closed braid, Burau matrix, 2-variable Alexander polynomial
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2016 11:21
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 07:37
DOI:	10.1016/S0166-8641(98)00009-1
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000693