Asymptotic state-integral conjecture for geometrically nondegenerate representations

Let KK be a hyperbolic knot, let DD be an open diagram of KK, and let ρ\rho be a decorated representation of DD that is geometrically nondegenerate, meaning that ρ\rho is non-pinched for DD. For a choice of log-meridian μ\mu, let \qinvD,ρ,μ\qinv{D,\rho,\mu} denote the corresponding quantum invariant, and let ςK\varsigma_K be the normalized SL2(C)\operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{C}) Chern--Simons invariant of the complete hyperbolic structure. Asymptotic state-integral conjecture. For some choices of μ\mu, there is a constant τ\tau such that

\qinvD,ρ,μ=N1/2eNςK[τ+O(N1)].\qinv{D,\rho,\mu}=N^{1/2}e^{N\varsigma_K}\left[\tau+O(N^{-1})\right].

This is the proposed saddle-point asymptotic after accounting for the gauge-symmetry directions of the critical manifold. The supplied text presents it as a conjectural conclusion and gives no evidence that it has been proved or disproved.

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Calvin McPhail-Snyder, “State integrals for the quantized SL_2(C) Chern-Simons invariant”, arXiv:2601.05136 (2026).

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