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International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 25 (2001), Issue 1, Pages 11-17
doi:10.1155/S0161171201010523

On the Reidemeister torsion of rational homology spheres

Liviu I. Nicolaescu

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame 46556, IN, USA

Abstract

We prove that the Modℤ reduction of the Reidemeister torsion of a rational homology 3-sphere is naturally a ℚ/ℤ-valued quadratic function uniquely determined by a ℚ/ℤ-constant and the linking form.