The SL(2,\(\mathbb{C}\))-character variety of the Borromean link (Q6607784)

The irreducible \(SL(2,\mathbb{C})\)--character variety of a finitely presented group \(\Gamma\) is the set of characters of the irreducible \(SL(2,\mathbb{C})\) representations of \(\Gamma\).\par Taking \(\Gamma\) to be the fundamental group of the Borromean link in \(S^3\), the authors calculate the irreducible character variety of \(\Gamma\). They then obtain a formula for the twisted Alexander polynomial associated to an irreducible \(SL(2,\mathbb{C})\) representation as a function on the irreducible character variety.