2012/03/25 by Stephen Bigelow, Bigelow, Stephen
Mathematics · #57M25 #57M27 #Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #math.GT #msc:57M25 #msc:57M27
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1203.5457
8 pages
arxiv created 2012/03/25 · openalex publication_date 2012/03/25 · arxiv updated 2012/03/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We give a new construction of the one-variable Alexander polynomial of an oriented knot or link, and show that it generalizes to a vector valued invariant of oriented tangles.