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Polynomial invariants and the integral homology of coverings of knots and links

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Research partially supported by NSF GP-11964.

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Sumners, D.W. Polynomial invariants and the integral homology of coverings of knots and links. Invent Math 15, 78–90 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01418645

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