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On representations of 2-bridge knot groups in quaternion algebras

Geometric Topology 2010-01-21 v1 Representation Theory

Abstract

Representations of two bridge knot groups in the isometry group of some complete Riemannian 3-manifolds as E3E^{3} (Euclidean 3-space), H3H^{3} (hyperbolic 3-space) and E2,1 E^{2,1} (Minkowski 3-space), using quaternion algebra theory, are studied. We study the different representations of a 2-generator group in which the generators are send to conjugate elements, by analyzing the points of an algebraic variety, that we call the \emph{variety of affine c-representations of}GG. Each point in this variety correspond to a representation in the unit group of a quaternion algebra and their affine deformations.

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@article{arxiv.1001.3546,
  title  = {On representations of 2-bridge knot groups in quaternion algebras},
  author = {Hugh M. Hilden and Maria Teresa Lozano and Jose Maria Montesinos-Amilibia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3546},
  year   = {2010}
}