The \mathrm{SL}_n-quantum trace map

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Fix a n2n^2-root ω=q1/n2∈C−{0}\omega=q^{1/n^2}\in\mathbb{C}-\{0\}. For each ideal triangulation λ\lambda of the punctured surface S\mathfrak{S}, let Snq(S)\mathscr{S}^q_n(\mathfrak{S}) be the skein algebra and Tnω(λ)\mathscr{T}_n^\omega(\lambda) the corresponding quantum torus. The SLn\mathrm{SL}_n-quantum trace map. There exists an injective algebra homomorphism

Trλω:Snq(S)\longhookrightarrowTnω(λ)\mathrm{Tr}^\omega_\lambda:\mathscr{S}^q_n(\mathfrak{S})\longhookrightarrow\mathscr{T}_n^\omega(\lambda)

such that, when q=ω=1q=\omega=1, every blackboard-framed oriented knot KK in S×(0,1)\mathfrak{S}\times(0,1) projecting to an immersed closed curve γ\gamma satisfies

Trλ1(K)=Tr~γ(Xi1/n)∈Tn1(λ).\mathrm{Tr}^1_\lambda(K)=\widetilde{\mathrm{Tr}}_\gamma(X_i^{1/n})\in\mathscr{T}_n^1(\lambda).

The map is intended to provide a quantum analogue of the classical trace functions, translating skein-algebra elements into the Fock–Goncharov quantum character variety. The supplied text does not state whether this conjectural formulation has been proved, so its database status remains open.

References

Primary source

Daniel C. Douglas, “Quantum traces for SL_n(C): The case n=3”, arXiv:2101.06817 (2024).

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