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A Weight System Derived from the Multivariable Conway Potential Function
Department of Mathematics, Osaka City University 3-138, Sugimoto 3-chome, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558, Japan
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Liverpool PO Box 147, Liverpool L69 3BX
Received 27 February 1996. Revision received 3 September 1996.
A weight system is defined from the (multivariable) Conway potential function. We also show that it can be calculated recursively by using five axioms.
Department of Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 4-1, Ohkubo 3-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169, Japan