On the limit of the colored Jones polynomial of a non-simple link (Q632503)

The authors establish the Volume conjecture (relating a limit of certain values of the colored Jones polynomial with the Gromov norm of the knot complement in the \(3\)-sphere) for the Bing double of the figure eight knot. The proof consists of an explicit calculation of the colored Jones polynomial and analysis of the asymptotic behavior of the summands. The authors then show that the limit is expressed in terms of the volumes of the two hyperbolic pieces of the knot complement (the complement of the figure eight knot, and the complement of the Borromean rings), as predicted by the volume conjecture.