Instanton 2-torsion and fibered knots
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| author | Bhat, Deeparaj Li, Zhenkun Ye, Fan |
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| contents | We prove that the unreduced singular instanton homology $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{Z})$ has $2$-torsion for any null-homologous fibered knot $K$ of genus $g>0$ in a closed $3$-manifold $Y$ except for $\#^{2g}S^1\times S^2$. The main technical result is a formula of $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{C})$ via sutured instanton theory, by which we can compare the dimensions of $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{F}_2)$ and $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{C})$. As a byproduct, we show that $I^\sharp(S^3,K;\mathbb{C})$ for a knot $K\subset S^3$ admitting lens space surgeries is determined by the Alexander polynomial, while some special cases of torus knots have been previously studied by many people. Another byproduct is that the next-to-top Alexander grading summand of instanton knot homology $KHI(S^3,K,g(K)-1)$ is non-vanishing when $K$ has unknotting number one, which generalizes the Baldwin--Sivek's result in the fibered case. Finally, we discuss the relation to the Heegaard Floer theory. |
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| spellingShingle | Instanton 2-torsion and fibered knots Bhat, Deeparaj Li, Zhenkun Ye, Fan Geometric Topology Differential Geometry We prove that the unreduced singular instanton homology $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{Z})$ has $2$-torsion for any null-homologous fibered knot $K$ of genus $g>0$ in a closed $3$-manifold $Y$ except for $\#^{2g}S^1\times S^2$. The main technical result is a formula of $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{C})$ via sutured instanton theory, by which we can compare the dimensions of $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{F}_2)$ and $I^\sharp(Y,K;\mathbb{C})$. As a byproduct, we show that $I^\sharp(S^3,K;\mathbb{C})$ for a knot $K\subset S^3$ admitting lens space surgeries is determined by the Alexander polynomial, while some special cases of torus knots have been previously studied by many people. Another byproduct is that the next-to-top Alexander grading summand of instanton knot homology $KHI(S^3,K,g(K)-1)$ is non-vanishing when $K$ has unknotting number one, which generalizes the Baldwin--Sivek's result in the fibered case. Finally, we discuss the relation to the Heegaard Floer theory. |
| title | Instanton 2-torsion and fibered knots |
| topic | Geometric Topology Differential Geometry |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24206 |