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

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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 n≥2n\geq 2. Non-isomorphism conjecture. The groups Gn(SK)G_n(SK) and Gn(GK)G_n(GK) are not isomorphic for each n≥2n\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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