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The $\mathit{SL}(2,{\mathbb C})$ Casson invariant for Dehn surgeries on two-bridge knots

Hans U Boden and Cynthia L Curtis

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 12 (2012) 2095–2126

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2012.12.2095

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