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The average signature of graph links

  • Maciej Borodzik EMAIL logo and Jadwiga Sosnowska
Published/Copyright: December 13, 2013

Abstract

We compute the average Tristram–Levine signature of any graph link with positive weights in a three sphere. The main tools are Neumann's algorithm for computing the equivariant signatures of graph links and the Reciprocity Law for Dedekind sums.

MSC: 57M25

Funding source: Polish OPUS

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2012/05/B/ST1/03195

We would like to express thanks to Chris Davis for his interest in our work and for valuable comments and to Andrew Ranicki for his suggestions and help during the preparation of the manuscript. We are also grateful to the referee for helpful comments. The first author is grateful to Indiana University for hospitality.

Received: 2013-5-14
Revised: 2013-8-9
Published Online: 2013-12-13
Published in Print: 2015-9-1

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