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In any science, in any discipline there are moments that can be called turning points — they reinvigorate and deepen the understanding of the subject at hand. What exactly is a turning point, even among friends, is usually contested and debated feverishly. Knot theory also has many turning points; however, there are two that are beyond debate: the Alexander polynomial and the Jones polynomial.
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Murasugi, K. (1996). Seifert Matrices. In: Knot Theory and Its Applications. Modern Birkhäuser Classics. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4719-3_6
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