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Adjoint twisted Alexander polynomials of genus one two-bridge knots

Department of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216516500656Cited by:2 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We give explicit formulas for the adjoint twisted Alexander polynomial and nonabelian Reidemeister torsion of genus one two-bridge knots.

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AMSC: 57M27

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