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A multivariable Casson–Lin type invariant  [ Un invariant de Casson–Lin multivarié ]
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 70 (2020) no. 3, pp. 1029-1084.

Nous définissons un invariant de Casson–Lin multivarié. Cet invariant est défini comme un comptage signé de représentations irréductibles SU(2) du groupe de l’entrelacs, avec traces méridionales fixées. Pour les entrelacs à 2 composantes avec coefficient d’enlacement égal à un, nous montrons que l’invariant est égal à une somme de signatures multivariées. Nous obtenons également des résultats concernant les déformations de représentations SU(2) de groupes d’entrelacs.

We introduce a multivariable Casson–Lin type invariant for links in S 3 . This invariant is defined as a signed count of irreducible SU(2) representations of the link group with fixed meridional traces. For 2-component links with linking number one, the invariant is shown to be a sum of multivariable signatures. We also obtain some results concerning deformations of SU(2) representations of link groups.

Reçu le : 2018-08-30
Révisé le : 2019-03-27
Accepté le : 2019-09-18
Publié le : 2020-12-18
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5802/aif.3330
Classification : 57M25
Mots clés : Noeud, entrelacs, représentation SU(2), invariant de Casson, invariant de Casson–Lin, signature multivariée, variété de caractères, polynôme d’Alexander, représentation de Burau, représentation de Gassner 
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Benard, Leo; Conway, Anthony. A multivariable Casson–Lin type invariant. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 70 (2020) no. 3, pp. 1029-1084. doi : 10.5802/aif.3330. https://aif.centre-mersenne.org/item/AIF_2020__70_3_1029_0/

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