Scalarity conjecture for the root-of-unity knot invariant

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Let q=ωq=\omega be a root of unity of order N≥1N\geq 1, let Hc,tH_{c,t} be the 4N4N-dimensional Nichols f-algebra with scaling automorphism ϕtxi=tixi\phi_t x_i=t_i x_i, and let Rc,tR_{c,t} be the associated left RR-matrix. For a knot KK, write JRc,t(K)∈End⁡(Hc,t)J_{R_{c,t}}(K)\in\operatorname{End}(H_{c,t}) for the resulting knot invariant, and let Λω,K(t1,t2)\Lambda_{\omega,K}(t_1,t_2) be its (1,1)(1,1)-entry with respect to the alternating-word basis. Scalarity conjecture. For every knot KK, we have

JRc,t(K)=Λω,K(t1,t2)id⁡Hc,t.J_{R_{c,t}}(K)=\Lambda_{\omega,K}(t_1,t_2)\operatorname{id}_{H_{c,t}}.

This asserts that the full endomorphism-valued invariant is determined by its (1,1)(1,1)-entry, strengthening the associated scalar polynomial invariant. The supplied text gives no evidence that the claim has been proved or refuted.

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Stavros Garoufalidis and Rinat Kashaev, “Multivariable knot polynomials from braided Hopf algebras with automorphisms”, arXiv:2311.11528 (2024).

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