TY - JOUR
T1 - The complex volumes of twist knots via colored jones polynomials
AU - Cho, Jinseok
AU - Murakami, Jun
PY - 2010/11/1
Y1 - 2010/11/1
N2 - For a hyperbolic knot, an ideal triangulation of the knot complement corresponding to the colored Jones polynomial was introduced by Thurston. Considering this triangulation of a twist knot, we find a function which gives the hyperbolicity equations and the complex volume of the knot complement, using Zickert's theory of the extended Bloch group and the complex volume. We also consider a formal approximation of the colored Jones polynomial. Following Ohnuki's theory of 2-bridge knots, we define another function which comes from the approximation. We show that this function is essentially the same as the previous function, and therefore it also gives the same hyperbolicity equations and the complex volume. Finally we compare this result with our previous one which dealt with Yokota theory, and, as an application to Yokota theory, present a refined formula of the complex volumes for any twist knots.
AB - For a hyperbolic knot, an ideal triangulation of the knot complement corresponding to the colored Jones polynomial was introduced by Thurston. Considering this triangulation of a twist knot, we find a function which gives the hyperbolicity equations and the complex volume of the knot complement, using Zickert's theory of the extended Bloch group and the complex volume. We also consider a formal approximation of the colored Jones polynomial. Following Ohnuki's theory of 2-bridge knots, we define another function which comes from the approximation. We show that this function is essentially the same as the previous function, and therefore it also gives the same hyperbolicity equations and the complex volume. Finally we compare this result with our previous one which dealt with Yokota theory, and, as an application to Yokota theory, present a refined formula of the complex volumes for any twist knots.
KW - Volume conjecture
KW - colored Jones polynomial
KW - complex volume
KW - twist knot
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U2 - 10.1142/S0218216510008443
DO - 10.1142/S0218216510008443
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650381692
SN - 0218-2165
VL - 19
SP - 1401
EP - 1421
JO - Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
JF - Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications
IS - 11
ER -