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On the sheaf-theoretic SL(2,C) Casson-Lin invariant (1907.02593v2)
Published 4 Jul 2019 in math.GT and math.AG
Abstract: We prove that the ($\tau$-weighted, sheaf-theoretic) SL(2,C) Casson-Lin invariant introduced by Manolescu and the first author in [CM19] is generically independent of the parameter $\tau$ and additive under connected sums of knots in integral homology 3-spheres. This addresses two questions asked in [CM19]. Our arguments involve a mix of topology, microlocal analysis and algebraic geometry, and rely crucially on the fact that the SL(2,C) Casson-Lin invariant admits an alternative interpretation via the theory of Behrend functions.
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