Mahler Measure of Alexander Polynomials

DOI10.1112/S0024610704005289MaRDI QIDQ4819161zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams

Publication date 24 September 2004

Published in Journal of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0105234

zbMATH Keywords

Alexander polynomialLehmer polynomiallinkMahler measuresurgery

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PV-numbers and generalizations; other special algebraic numbers; Mahler measure (11R06) Symbolic dynamics (37B10)

Abstract: Let l be an oriented link of d components in a homology 3-sphere. For any nonnegative integer q, let l(q) be the link of d-1 components obtained from l by performing 1/q surgery on the dth component. Then the Mahler measure of the Alexander polynomial of l(q) converges to the Mahler measure of the Alexander polynomial of l as q goes to infinity, provided that some other component of l has nonzero linking number with the dth. Otherwise, the Mahler measure of the Alexander polynomial of l(q) has a well-defined bu different limiting behavior. Examples are given of links for which the Mahler measure of the Alexander polynomial is small. Possible connection with hyperbolic volume are discussed.

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