Non-isomorphism conjecture for generalized groups of the square and granny knots

Let Gn(SK)G_n(SK) and Gn(GK)G_n(GK) denote the generalized knot groups associated with the square knot SKSK and granny knot GKGK, respectively, for integers n2n\geq 2. Non-isomorphism conjecture. The groups Gn(SK)G_n(SK) and Gn(GK)G_n(GK) are not isomorphic for each n2n\geq 2. The conjecture is motivated by the difference between their presentations, although computations of homomorphism counts and twisted Alexander polynomials have not distinguished the groups; their non-isomorphism remains open.

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Xiao-Song Lin and Sam Nelson, “On Generalized Knot Groups”, arXiv:math/0407050 (2006).

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