A stable group-pair invariant of three-dimensional manifolds

A stable group-pair invariant of three-dimensional manifolds
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 90 (1984), 463-468 Request permission

A new algebraic invariant of $3$-manifolds is discussed. It is an application of the rational surgery calculus.

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