Normal and Jones surfaces of knots
Geometric Topology
2018-03-26 v4 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We describe a normal surface algorithm that decides whether a knot, with known degree of the colored Jones polynomial, satisfies the Strong Slope Conjecture. We also discuss possible simplifications of our algorithm and state related open questions. We establish a relation between the Jones period of a knot and the number of sheets of the surfaces that satisfy the Strong Slope Conjecture (Jones surfaces). We also present numerical and experimental evidence supporting a stronger such relation which we state as an open question.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1702.06466,
title = {Normal and Jones surfaces of knots},
author = {Efstratia Kalfagianni and Christine Ruey Shan Lee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.06466},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
15 pages, 1 Figures and 1 Table. J. of knot Theory and Ramifications, to appear