Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 7, issue 3 (2007)

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Limit values of the non-acyclic Reidemeister torsion for knots

Yoshikazu Yamaguchi

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 7 (2007) 1485–1507

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2007.7.1485

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