Conjecture on free and torsion decompositions of Kauffman bracket skein modules
Conjecture on free and torsion decompositions of Kauffman bracket skein modules
Let be a closed, oriented -manifold, and let denote its Kauffman bracket skein module over . A module decomposition into free modules and torsion modules means a direct-sum decomposition of that form. Free–torsion decomposition conjecture.
- The Kauffman bracket skein module of any closed, prime, oriented -manifold over can be decomposed into the direct sum of free modules and torsion modules.
- The Kauffman bracket skein module of any non-prime, oriented -manifold over cannot be decomposed into the direct sum of free modules and torsion modules.
The supplied text attributes this two-part claim to prior work and gives no evidence resolving either assertion, so both remain open here.
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Rhea Palak Bakshi, Thang T. Q. Lê and Józef H. Przytycki, “Kauffman bracket skein module of the connected sum of two solid tori”, arXiv:2604.09971 (2026).
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