The determinant of a knot is defined as 
, where 
is the Alexander
polynomial (Rolfsen 1976, p. 213).
Knot Determinant
See also
Alexander PolynomialExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Rolfsen, D. Knots and Links. Wilmington, DE: Publish or Perish Press, 1976.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Knot DeterminantCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Knot Determinant." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/KnotDeterminant.html