On high-dimensional representations of knot groups

DOI10.2140/AGT.2018.18.313zbMATH Open1383.57004arXiv1610.04414OpenAlexW3103350696MaRDI QIDQ679786FDOQ679786

Authors: Stefan Friedl, Michael Heusener 

Publication date: 22 January 2018

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given a hyperbolic knot $K$ and any $ngeq2$ the abelian representations and the holonomy representation each give rise to an $(n-1)$-dimensional component in the $operatornameSL(n,BbbC)$-character variety. A component of the $operatornameSL(n,BbbC)$-character variety of dimension $geqn$ is called high-dimensional. It was proved by Cooper and Long that there exist hyperbolic knots with high-dimensional components in the $operatornameSL(2,BbbC)$-character variety. We show that given any non-trivial knot $K$ and sufficiently large $n$ the $operatornameSL(n,BbbC)$-character variety of $K$ admits high-dimensional components.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.04414

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zbMATH Keywords

induced representationcharacter varietyknot groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General geometric structures on low-dimensional manifolds (57M50)

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