The non-commutative $A$-polynomial of twist knots

Details The non-commutative $A$-polynomial of twist knots The non-commutative $A$-polynomial of twist knots

2008-02-27

arxiv.org/abs/0802.4074v2

Mathematics

Geometric Topology

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The purpose of the paper is two-fold: to introduce a multivariable creative telescoping method, and to apply it in a problem of Quantum Topology: namely the computation of the non-commutative $A$-polynomial of twist knots. Our multivariable creative telescoping method allows us to compute linear recursions for sums of the form $J(n)=\sum_k c(n,k) \hatJ (k)$ given a recursion relation for $(\hatJ(n))$ a the hypergeometric kernel $c(n,k)$. As an application of our method, we explicitly compute the non-commutative $A$-polynomial for twist knots with -8 and 11 crossings. The non-commutative $A$-polynomial of a knot encodes the monic, linear, minimal order $q$-difference equation satisfied by the sequence of colored Jones polynomials of the knot. Its specialization to $q=1$ is conjectured to be the better-known $A$-polynomial of a knot, which encodes important information about the geometry and topology of the knot complement. Unlike the case of the Jones polynomial, which is easily computable for knots with 50 crossings, the $A$-polynomial is harder to compute and already unknown for some knots with 12 crossings.

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