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Main Authors: Terashima, Yuji, Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19460
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author Terashima, Yuji
Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu
author_facet Terashima, Yuji
Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu
contents We study the conjecture that a sum of the (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions for a torus knot is an integer. We prove that the conjecture is true for any torus knot and all non-negative g. To prove the conjecture, we introduce the Verlinde numbers for torus knots from the viewpoint of modular S-matrix and show the recursion formulas and initial values of them. The recursion formulas of Verlinde numbers prove the integrality of the sum of the (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions. Related to a modular S-matrix, we also provide a birational model of the character variety for a torus knot and show how to recover the adjoint Reidemeister torsion for a torus knot from the Hessian of the polynomial defining the birational model.
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spellingShingle Gang-Kim-Yoon integrality conjectures on adjoint Reidemeister torsions for torus knots
Terashima, Yuji
Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu
Geometric Topology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
57K31, 57R56
We study the conjecture that a sum of the (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions for a torus knot is an integer. We prove that the conjecture is true for any torus knot and all non-negative g. To prove the conjecture, we introduce the Verlinde numbers for torus knots from the viewpoint of modular S-matrix and show the recursion formulas and initial values of them. The recursion formulas of Verlinde numbers prove the integrality of the sum of the (g-1)st powers of adjoint Reidemeister torsions. Related to a modular S-matrix, we also provide a birational model of the character variety for a torus knot and show how to recover the adjoint Reidemeister torsion for a torus knot from the Hessian of the polynomial defining the birational model.
title Gang-Kim-Yoon integrality conjectures on adjoint Reidemeister torsions for torus knots
topic Geometric Topology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
57K31, 57R56
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.19460