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When we think of quantum invariants, we usually think of the Jones polynomial or of the coloured HOMFLYPT. But (arguably) the simplest example of a quantum invariant of a knot or link is its Alexander ...

For an (oriented) knot in $S^3$ the number $\Gamma(K) := \Delta_K’’(1)$ shows up in a number of places in knot theory, for example the Casson-Walker-Lescop invariant. Here $\Delta_K(t)$ is the ...