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We calculate the \(L^2\)-Alexander torsion for Seifert fiber spaces and graph manifolds in terms of the Thurston norm.
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Herrmann, G. The \(L^2\)-Alexander torsion for Seifert fiber spaces. Arch. Math. 109, 273–283 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00013-017-1062-z
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