Twisted Alexander polynomials and ideal points giving Seifert surfaces

DOI10.1007/S40306-014-0082-ZzbMATH Open1310.57026arXiv1406.4626OpenAlexW1969599831MaRDI QIDQ490033FDOQ490033

Authors: Takahiro Kitayama 

Publication date: 21 January 2015

Published in: Acta Mathematica Vietnamica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The coefficients of twisted Alexander polynomials of a knot induce regular functions of the $S{L}_2(mathbbC)$-character variety. We prove that the function of the highest degree has a finite value at an ideal point which gives a minimal genus Seifert surface by Culler-Shalen theory. It implies a partial affirmative answer to a conjecture by Dunfield, Friedl and Jackson.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.4626

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zbMATH Keywords

character varietyReidemeister torsiontwisted Alexander polynomial

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Simple homotopy type, Whitehead torsion, Reidemeister-Franz torsion, etc. (57Q10)

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