The Burau matrix and Fiedler's invariant
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H.R. Morton
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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It is shown how Fiedler's 'small state-sum' invariant for a braid β can be calculated from the 2-variable Alexander polynomial of the link which consists of the closed braid β together with the braid axis A.