A perturbed Alexander polynomial for singular knots
Abstract
We introduce a version of the Alexander polynomial for singular knots and tangles and show how it can be strengthened considerably by introducing a perturbation. For singular long knots, we also prove that our Alexander polynomial agrees with previous definitions.
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