2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/154052Let K and L be disjoint closed oriented submanifolds of the n-sphere, with dimensions adding up to n-1. We define a map from their join K*L to the n-sphere whose degree up to sign equals their linking number, and then use this to find the desired linking integral.14 pages, 2 figuresGeometric TopologyDifferential Geometry57Q45; 57M25; 53C20text