Representations of knot groups into SL_n(C) and twisted Alexander polynomials

DOI10.2140/PJM.2015.277.313zbMATH Open1323.57005arXiv1407.3705OpenAlexW1626029498MaRDI QIDQ498698FDOQ498698

Michael Heusener, Joan Porti

Publication date: 29 September 2015

Published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $Gamma$ be the fundamental group of the exterior of a knot in the three-sphere. We study deformations of representations of $Gamma$ into $mathrm{SL}_n(mathbfC)$ which are the sum of two irreducible representations. For such representations we give a necessary condition, in terms of the twisted Alexander polynomial, for the existence of irreducible deformations. We also give a more restrictive sufficient condition for the existence of irreducible deformations. We also prove a duality theorem for twisted Alexander polynomials and we describe the local structure of the representation and character varieties.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.3705

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zbMATH Keywords

deformationscharacter varietytwisted Alexander polynomialvariety of representations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamental group, presentations, free differential calculus (57M05)

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