Detection of all S4(q,r)S_4(q,r) surfaces by the two-dimensional character-variety component

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Let F\mathbb{F} be an algebraically closed field of characteristic pp. Consider NΦN_\Phi a Seifert fibered space with base orbifold S2(2,2,2,3)S^2(2,2,2,3) and gluing matrix Φ\Phi ==

(k±116k6)SL2(Z).\begin{pmatrix} k & \pm1 \\ \mp1-6k & \mp6 \end{pmatrix}\in\operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{Z}).

There is a curve in X(NΦ,F)X(N_\Phi,\mathbb{F}) that detects S4(q,r)S_4(q,r). Specifically, S4(q,r)S_4(q,r) is detected by C(qr,r)C(q-r,r) given in.

The conjecture extends the preceding result for S4(q,1)S_4(q,1) to all surfaces S4(q,r)S_4(q,r) using the two-dimensional component of the character variety. The source reports additional calculations in this direction, but does not establish the claim.

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Grace S. Garden, Benjamin Martin and Stephan Tillmann, “Essential tori in 3-manifolds not detected in any characteristic”, arXiv:2411.15680 (2024).

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