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On the volume conjecture for knots

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24540088
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Geometry
Research InstitutionTokyo Metropolitan University

Principal Investigator

YOKOTA Yoshiyuki  首都大学東京, 理工学研究科, 教授 (40240197)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords結び目 / ジョーンズ多項式 / 体積予想 / ポテンシャル関数 / カスプ・シェイプ / ノイマン・ザギエ級数 / カスプ多項式 / 体積 / チャーン・サイモンズ不変量 / Aー多項式 / ライデマイスター・トーション
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Volume conjecture for knots states that, for a knot in 3-sphere, the volume of its complement appears in the limit of its Jones polynomial. This is very important conjecture because the geometric back ground of quantum invariants such as Jones polynomials is not clear yet. To prove this conjecture, we have to study the geometric property of the potential function which appears in the integral expression of the Jones polynomial of the knot. In fact, it is already know that the stationary phase equations and a critical value of the potential function give the structure equations and the complex volume of the knot.
In this research, we prove that the Hessian of the potential function gives the cusp shape, a geometric invariant of knots. Furthermore, we give a formula for the generalized cusp shape in terms of the potential function.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2014 2013 2012

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] On the cusp shape of hyperbolic knots2012

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Yokota
    • Journal Title

      Oberwolfach Reports

      Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Pages: 47-50

    • DOI

      10.4171/owr/2012/42

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] On the holonomy of longitudes of hyperbolic knots2014

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Yokota
    • Organizer
      Quantum Topology and Physics in Fukuoka
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学西新プラザ
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 二重対数関数と結び目不変量2013

    • Author(s)
      横田佳之
    • Organizer
      代数学と計算
    • Place of Presentation
      首都大学東京
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] On the cusp shape of hyperbolic knots2012

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Yokota
    • Organizer
      Low-Dimensional Topology and Number Theory
    • Place of Presentation
      Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, Germany
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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