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Left orderability of cyclic branched covers of rational knots $C(2n+1,2m,2)$

Geometric Topology 2020-11-24 v1

Abstract

We compute the nonabelian SL2(C)\mathrm{SL_2}(\mathbb{C})-character varieties of the rational knots C(2n+1,2m,2)C(2n+1,2m,2) in the Conway notation, where mm and nn are non-zero integers. By studying real points on these varieties, we determine the left orderability of the fundamental groups of the cyclic branched covers of C(2n+1,2m,2)C(2n+1,2m,2).

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@article{arxiv.2011.11623,
  title  = {Left orderability of cyclic branched covers of rational knots $C(2n+1,2m,2)$},
  author = {Bradley Meyer and Anh T. Tran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.11623},
  year   = {2020}
}

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16 pages, 5 figures