The quantum A-polynomial recursion conjecture for the knot-complement series

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Let K⊂S3K\subset S^3 be a knot, let FK(x,q)F_K(x,q) be its knot-complement invariant, and define the normalized series

fK(x,q):=FK(x,q)x1/2−x−1/2.f_K(x,q):=\frac{F_K(x,q)}{x^{1/2}-x^{-1/2}}.

Let x^\hat{x} and y^\hat{y} be the quantum operators entering the quantum A-polynomial A^K(x^,y^,q)\hat{A}_K(\hat{x},\hat{y},q). Quantum A-polynomial recursion conjecture. For any knot K⊂S3K\subset S^3,

A^K(x^,y^,q)fK(x,q)=0.\hat{A}_K(\hat{x},\hat{y},q)f_K(x,q)=0.

This predicts that the normalized knot-complement series is annihilated by the quantum A-polynomial, linking the series to the quantum character variety of the knot complement. The general recursion relation remains open.

References

Primary source

John Chae, “Knot Complement, ADO-Invariants and their Deformations for Torus Knots”, arXiv:2007.13277 (2020).

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