The odd-degree Jones coefficient nonvanishing conjecture modulo 8

Let KK be a knot and write

JK(ex)=1+i=1aixi,J_K(e^x)=1+\sum_{i=1}^{\infty}a_ix^i,

where aia_i is the degree-ii coefficient in the expansion of the Jones polynomial. For every integer k1k\geq 1, consider the integer (2k+1)!a2k+1(2k+1)!a_{2k+1}.

Odd-degree Jones coefficient nonvanishing conjecture. For every k1k\geq 1,

(2k+1)!a2k+1≢0(mod8).(2k+1)!a_{2k+1}\not\equiv 0\pmod{8}.

If true, this would allow the authors to extend their preceding congruence lemma for the even-degree invariants to the odd-degree case by an analogous argument. The conjecture is not resolved in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Vajira Manathunga, “The coefficients of the Jones polynomial”, arXiv:2202.04831 (2022).

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