Scalarity conjecture for the finite-dimensional Yetter–Drinfeld knot invariant

Assume that qq is not a root of unity, that (q,t1,t2)(q,t_1,t_2) satisfies t1t2qn=1t_1t_2q^n=1 for some integer n1n\geq 1, and that (1t1)(1t2)0(1-t_1)(1-t_2)\ne 0. Let YnY_n be the 4n4n-dimensional right Yetter–Drinfeld f-module generated by vn,αv_{n,\alpha}, and let TnT_n be the associated RR-matrix. For a knot KK, write JTn(K)End(Yn)J_{T_n}(K)\in\operatorname{End}(Y_n) for the resulting knot invariant, and let Vn,K(t,q)V_{n,K}(t,q) be its (1,1)(1,1)-entry. Scalarity conjecture. For every knot KK, we have

JTn(K)=Vn,K(t,q)idYn.J_{T_n}(K)=V_{n,K}(t,q)\operatorname{id}_{Y_n}.

This claims that the endomorphism-valued invariant associated with the finite-dimensional module is scalar and hence completely determined by its first matrix entry. 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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