Limiting characters at ideal points detecting twice-punctured tori
Abstract
The limiting character, introduced by Tillmann, has been studied recently in the context of Culler-Shalen theory. We extend the methods of the author's previous work to show that certain families of essential twice-punctured tori are detected by an ideal point on the character variety and determine the limiting character at these ideal points. We then provide numerous explicit examples, including certain two-bridge knots, 3-strand pretzel knots, and knots with non-integral toroidal surgeries. We also prove that the union of a once- and a twice-punctured torus inside the or pretzel knot, both essential, is detected by an ideal point of the character variety and explicitly determine its limiting character.
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@article{arxiv.2404.06388,
title = {Limiting characters at ideal points detecting twice-punctured tori},
author = {Yi Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.06388},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Major revision of article previously titled "Detection of twice-punctured tori in hyperbolic knot complements". 22 pages; 2 figures