Goeritz and Seifert Matrices from Dehn Presentations
Abstract
The Goeritz matrix of a link is obtained from the Jacobian matrix of a modified Dehn presentation associated to a diagram using Fox's free differential calculus. When the diagram is special the Seifert matrix can also be determined from the presentation.
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