The Alexander polynomial of a 3-manifold and the Thurston norm on cohomology
Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Serie 4, Volume 35 (2002) no. 2, pp. 153-171.
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McMullen, Curtis T. The Alexander polynomial of a $3$-manifold and the Thurston norm on cohomology. Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Serie 4, Volume 35 (2002) no. 2, pp. 153-171. doi : 10.1016/s0012-9593(02)01086-8. http://www.numdam.org/articles/10.1016/s0012-9593(02)01086-8/

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