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±1∓1−6k∓6)∈SL⁡2(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(q−r,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.

References

Primary source

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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