Torsion in Kauffman bracket skein module of a $4$-strand Montesinos knot exterior

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Main Author: Chen, Haimiao
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contents For an oriented $3$-manifold $M$, let $\mathcal{S}(M)$ denote its Kauffman bracket skein module over $\mathbb{Z}[q^{\pm\frac{1}{2}}]$. We show that $\mathcal{S}(M)$ admits torsion when $M$ is the exterior of the Montesinos knot $K(a_1/b_1,a_2/b_2,a_3/b_4,a_4/b_4)$ with each $b_i\ge 3$. This provides a negative answer to Problem 1.92 (G)-(i) in the Kirby's list, which asks whether $\mathcal{S}(M)$ is free when $M$ is irreducible and has no incompressible non-boundary parallel torus.
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spellingShingle Torsion in Kauffman bracket skein module of a $4$-strand Montesinos knot exterior
Chen, Haimiao
Geometric Topology
57K31, 57K16
For an oriented $3$-manifold $M$, let $\mathcal{S}(M)$ denote its Kauffman bracket skein module over $\mathbb{Z}[q^{\pm\frac{1}{2}}]$. We show that $\mathcal{S}(M)$ admits torsion when $M$ is the exterior of the Montesinos knot $K(a_1/b_1,a_2/b_2,a_3/b_4,a_4/b_4)$ with each $b_i\ge 3$. This provides a negative answer to Problem 1.92 (G)-(i) in the Kirby's list, which asks whether $\mathcal{S}(M)$ is free when $M$ is irreducible and has no incompressible non-boundary parallel torus.
title Torsion in Kauffman bracket skein module of a $4$-strand Montesinos knot exterior
topic Geometric Topology
57K31, 57K16
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.01177