Gukov–Manolescu conjecture on the FKF_K series and quantum AA-polynomial

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For every knot KK in S3S^3, there should exist a two-variable series

FK(x,q)=∑m=0∞fm(q) xm+12F_K(x,q)=\sum_{m=0}^\infty f_m(q)\,x^{m+\frac12}

with fm∈Z[[q]][q−1]f_m\in\mathbb{Z}[[q]][q^{-1}]. Let ΔK(x)\Delta_K(x) be the Alexander polynomial, let Pk(x)P_k(x) denote the polynomials occurring in the Melvin–Morton–Rozansky expansion of the colored Jones polynomial, and let A^k(x^,y^,q)\hat{A}_k(\hat{x},\hat{y},q) be the quantum AA-polynomial. The notation ∼\sim means that the two sides are related by Borel resummation.

Gukov–Manolescu conjecture. The series satisfies

FK(x,eh2)∼1ΔK(x)+∑k=1∞Pk(x)ΔK2k+1(x)hkk!,F_K\left(x,e^{\frac{h}{2}}\right)\sim\frac{1}{\Delta_K(x)}+\sum_{k=1}^\infty\frac{P_k(x)}{\Delta_K^{2k+1}(x)}\frac{h^k}{k!},

where the right-hand side is the Melvin–Morton–Rozansky expansion of the colored Jones polynomial, and it is annihilated by the quantum AA-polynomial:

A^k(x^,y^,q)FK(x,q)=0.\hat{A}_k(\hat{x},\hat{y},q)F_K(x,q)=0.

This conjecture packages the expected resummation relation between FKF_K and the colored Jones polynomial together with a quantum AA-polynomial difference equation. The supplied text does not state whether the conjecture has been resolved.

References

Primary source

Angus Gruen and Lara San Martín Suárez, “A large color R-matrix for sl_3”, arXiv:2508.15171 (2025).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2020–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2212.05222, arXiv:2005.13349.

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