Seifert forms and concordance
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If a knot K has Seifert matrix VK and has a prime power cyclic branched cover that is not a homology sphere, then there is an infinite family of non–concordant knots having Seifert matrix VK . AMS Classification numbers Primary: 57M25 Secondary: 57N70
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