Extremal real-part zeros attained by fibred stable alternating knots

For n1n\geq1, let Γ2n\Gamma_{2n} be the set of Alexander polynomials of alternating knots of genus nn, and let δ2n\delta_{2n} be the maximum of the maximal real part of a zero among polynomials in Γ2n\Gamma_{2n}. Extremal-attainment conjecture. The quantity δ2n\delta_{2n} exists for every n1n\geq1, and there is a fibred stable alternating knot KnK_n such that

δ2n(Kn)=δ2n.\delta_{2n}(K_n)=\delta_{2n}.

This combines existence of the extremal value with the assertion that it is realized by a fibred stable alternating knot.

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Mikami Hirasawa and Kunio Murasugi, “Various stabilities of the Alexander polynomials of knots and links”, arXiv:1307.1578 (2013).

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