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Ptolemy coordinates, Dehn invariant, and the A-polynomial

Geometric Topology 2016-05-27 v1

Abstract

We define Ptolemy coordinates for representations that are not necessarily boundary-unipotent. This gives rise to a new algorithm for computing the SL(2,C) A-polynomial, and more generally the SL(n,C) A-varieties. We also give a formula for the Dehn invariant of an SL(n,C)-representation.

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@article{arxiv.1405.0025,
  title  = {Ptolemy coordinates, Dehn invariant, and the A-polynomial},
  author = {Christian K. Zickert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.0025},
  year   = {2016}
}

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21 pages, 15 figures