HOMFLY-PT specialization conjecture from the augmentation polynomial

Let KK be a knot in S3S^3, and let f(U)f(U) be the polynomial determined by the branch of the zero locus of AugK\operatorname{Aug}_K near (λ,μ,U)=(0,U,U)(\lambda,\mu,U)=(0,U,U) through

μ=U+f(U)λ+O(λ2).\mu=U+f(U)\lambda+O(\lambda^2).

Here f(U)f(U) can be expressed using the coefficients of AugK\operatorname{Aug}_K at powers λ1\lambda^1 and λ0\lambda^0. Let PK(a,q)P_K(a,q) denote the HOMFLY-PT polynomial of KK. HOMFLY-PT specialization conjecture.

f(U)U1=PK(U1/2,1).\frac{f(U)}{U-1}=P_K(U^{-1/2},1).

This gives a proposed relation between the first-order behavior of the augmentation variety and a specialization of the HOMFLY-PT polynomial. It had been checked in the source for all knots whose augmentation polynomial was known.

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Primary source

Lenhard Ng, “A topological introduction to knot contact homology”, arXiv:1210.4803 (2014).

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