On the signature of knots and links
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Abstract:
In 1965, K. Murasugi introduced an integral matrix M of a link and defined the signature of the link by the signature of $M + M’$. In this paper, we study some basic properties of the signature of links. We also describe the effect produced on the signature of a knot contained in a solid torus by a further knotting of the solid torus.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1971 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 156 (1971), 273-285
- MSC: Primary 55.20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1971-0275415-1
- MathSciNet review: 0275415