The pillowcase and perturbations of traceless representations of knot groups

DOI10.2140/GT.2014.18.211zbMath1377.57016arXiv1301.0164OpenAlexW3101127404MaRDI QIDQ2636583

Christopher M. Herald, Matthew Hedden, Paul A. Kirk

Publication date: 30 January 2014

Published in: Geometry \& Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.0164

zbMATH Keywords

Floer homologyinstantontorus knotcharacter varietytwo bridge knotholonomy perturbationpillowcase

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Floer homology (57R58)

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Uses Software

• KnotTheory

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