The SL(2,C) Casson invariant for knots and the $\hat{A}$-polynomial

Hans U. Boden, Cynthia L. Curtis

In this paper, we extend the definition of the $S{L}_2(\mathbb{C})$ Casson invariant to arbitrary knots $K$ in integral homology 3-spheres and relate it to the $m$-degree of the $\wideha…