The 9359_{35} divisibility conjecture for HOMFLY FF-factors

Let 9359_{35} be the pretzel knot under consideration. For each positive integer ii, let FiF_i be its iith FF-factor and define

Fi=A2q2iFi.F_i'=A^2q^{2i}F_i.

The 9359_{35} divisibility conjecture. For positive integers i>1i>1,

(1+A2q2(i1))Fi+Fi1.(1+A^2q^{2(i-1)})\mid F_i+F'_{i-1}.

This divisibility has been verified in the paper for 2i72\leq i\leq 7 and is proposed as a property of the FF-factors for arbitrary positive ii.

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Primary source

William Qin, “HOMFLY Polynomials of Pretzel Knots”, arXiv:2101.00695 (2021).

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