Eventual equality of the Thurston and higher-order Alexander norms

Let MM be a 33-manifold, let π1(M)r(n)\pi_1(M)_{r}^{(n)} denote the nnth term of its rational derived series, and define

π1(M)r(ω)=nNπ1(M)r(n).\pi_1(M)_{r}^{(\omega)}=\bigcap_{n\in\mathbb{N}}\pi_1(M)_{r}^{(n)}.

For each nNn\in\mathbb{N}, let ,,n||\\,\cdot\\,||_n be the corresponding higher-order Alexander seminorm, and let ,,T||\\,\cdot\\,||_T be the Thurston seminorm. Eventual equality conjecture. If

π1(M)r(ω)=1,\pi_1(M)_{r}^{(\omega)}=\\{1\\},

then there exists nNn\in\mathbb{N} such that

,,T=,,n.||\\,\cdot\\,||_T=||\\,\cdot\\,||_n.

The conjecture asks when the sequence of higher-order Alexander seminorms eventually agrees with the Thurston seminorm. The preceding discussion gives examples where eventual agreement is known, while the general question remains open.

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Stefan Friedl and Shelly Harvey, “Non-commutative Multivariable Reidemeister Torsion and the Thurston Norm”, arXiv:math/0608409 (2006).

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