Journal article
Splicing and the S L 2 ( C ) SL_2({\mathbb C}) Casson invariant
Abstract
We establish a formula for the SL2(C)SL_2({\mathbb C}) Casson invariant of spliced sums of homology spheres along knots. Along the way, we show that the SL2(C)SL_2({\mathbb C}) Casson invariant vanishes for spliced sums along knots in S3S^3.
Authors
Boden HU; Curtis CL
Journal
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 136, No. 7, pp. 2615–2623
Publisher
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Publication Date
March 14, 2008
DOI
10.1090/s0002-9939-08-09233-2
ISSN
0002-9939