Conjecture on the trivial central-character skein module at roots of unity

Let MM be an oriented closed 33-manifold, and let ζ\zeta be a primitive 2N2N-root of unity with NN odd. Let Sζ(M)[\mathbbm1]S_\zeta(M)_{[\mathbbm{1}]} denote the skein module component associated with the trivial representation, and let X(M)X(M) be the relevant character space. For a knot KK, write EK(r)E_K(r) for the Dehn filling of its exterior with slope rr.

Trivial-character skein-module conjecture. If X(M)X(M) is finite, then

Sζ(M)[\mathbbm1]C.S_\zeta(M)_{[\mathbbm{1}]}\simeq\mathbb{C}.

Consequently, for KK verifying the source's condition and for almost all rQ{}r\in\mathbb{Q}\cup\{\infty\},

Sζ(EK(r))Cn,S_\zeta(E_K(r))\simeq\mathbb{C}^{n},

where nn is the number of characters of X(M)X(M) counted with multiplicity.

The conjecture concerns the remaining trivial-central-character summand after the decomposition of the skein module. The supplied text states that this summand is not yet known, while the claimed consequence applies to almost all Dehn fillings and roots of unity under the stated hypotheses.

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Primary source

Edwin Kitaeff, “Dimension of the skein module of a Dehn filling”, arXiv:2512.05570 (2025).

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