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On the Jones polynomial modulo primes

Part of: Low-dimensional topology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2023

Valeriano Aiello ,
Sebastian Baader  and
Livio Ferretti
Valeriano Aiello
Affiliation:
University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
Sebastian Baader*
Affiliation:
University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
Livio Ferretti
Affiliation:
University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
*
Corresponding author: Sebastian Baader; Email: sebastian.baader@unibe.ch
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Abstract

We derive an upper bound on the density of Jones polynomials of knots modulo a prime number $p$, within a sufficiently large degree range: $4/p^7$. As an application, we classify knot Jones polynomials modulo two of span up to eight.

Keywords

Jones polynomialknot

MSC classification

Secondary: 57M27: Invariants of knots and 3-manifolds
Type
Research Article
Information
Glasgow Mathematical Journal , Volume 65 , Issue 3 , September 2023 , pp. 730 - 734
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Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust

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