The coefficient-pattern conjecture for cable knots of the figure-eight knot
The coefficient-pattern conjecture for cable knots of the figure-eight knot
Let be the family of cable knots from the preceding conjecture, with odd and monic Alexander polynomial. Let be the coefficient functions, partitioned into and . Coefficient-pattern conjecture. Every nonzero has an odd number of terms, and the exponent of changes by one between consecutive terms. Moreover, for every , the coefficients of agree up to sign with those of . This refines the preceding sign-classification conjecture with a precise index shift and term-spacing pattern; the source gives no resolution status.
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Primary source
John Chae, “A Cable Knot and BPS-Series”, arXiv:2101.11708 (2023).
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