arXiv:1812.03319 Abstract | arXiv Analytics

Published 2018-12-08Version 1

This is a concise overview of the definitions and properties of the linking number and its higher-order generalization, Milnor invariants.

Comments: 7 pages. Expository article written for an upcoming concise encyclopaedia of knot theory

Categories: math.GT

Keywords: milnor invariants, linking number, higher-order generalization

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