An introduction to the abelian Reidemeister torsion of three-dimensional manifolds
arXiv:1003.2517
Abstract
These notes accompany some lectures given at the autumn school "Tresses in Pau" in October 2009. The abelian Reidemeister torsion for 3-manifolds, and its refinements by Turaev, are introduced. Some applications, including relations between the Reidemeister torsion and other classical invariants, are surveyed.
53 pages. Notes of a small course given at the autumn school "Tresses in Pau" (October 2009). Minor modifications in this second version