Champanerkar–Kofman–Purcell volume–determinant conjecture for alternating knots

Let KK be a hyperbolic alternating knot. Here, vol(K)\operatorname{vol}(K) denotes the hyperbolic volume of the complement S3\KS^3\backslash K, and det(K)\det(K) denotes the determinant of KK. Champanerkar–Kofman–Purcell conjecture.

vol(K)<2πlogdet(K).\operatorname{vol}(K) < 2\pi \log \det(K).

The conjecture proposes a relationship between the hyperbolic geometry and combinatorial topology of alternating knots. The source states that it is proved for 2-bridge links, alternating 3-braids, and several other infinite families, while the general case remains open.

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Primary source

Stephan D. Burton, “The Determinant and Volume of 2-Bridge Links and Alternating 3-Braids”, arXiv:1704.02344 (2017).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2015–2017). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1510.06050.

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