Splicing and the $SL_2({\mathbb C})$ Casson invariant
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We establish a formula for the SL(2,C) Casson invariant of spliced sums of
homology spheres along knots. Along the way, we show that the SL(2,C) Casson
invariant vanishes for spliced sums along knots in the 3-sphere.