Skein module dimensions of mapping tori of the 2-torus

We determine the dimension of the Kauffman bracket skein module at generic q for mapping tori of the 2-torus, generalizing the well known computation of Carrega and Gilmer. In the process, we give a decomposition of the twisted Hochschild homology of the G -skein algebra for G = \mathrm{SL}_{N} or \mathrm{GL}_{N} , which is a direct summand of the whole skein module, and from which the dimensions follow easily in the cases G = \mathrm{SL}_{2} and G = \mathrm{GL}_{1} .

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Quantum Topology
Published
2025-01-10
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https://doi.org/10.4171/qt/231
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Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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Skein module dimensions of mapping tori of the 2-torus

Patrick I. Kinnear
Quantum Topology
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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Skein module dimensions of mapping tori of the 2-torus

Patrick I. Kinnear
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Abstract

We determine the dimension of the Kauffman bracket skein module at generic q for mapping tori of the 2-torus, generalizing the well known computation of Carrega and Gilmer. In the process, we give a decomposition of the twisted Hochschild homology of the G -skein algebra for G = \mathrm{SL}_{N} or \mathrm{GL}_{N} , which is a direct summand of the whole skein module, and from which the dimensions follow easily in the cases G = \mathrm{SL}_{2} and G = \mathrm{GL}_{1} .

Quantum Topology
University of Edinburgh (GB)
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
Openalex Percentile: Top 98%
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
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