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Kunio Murasugi

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arXiv2013

Various stabilities of the Alexander polynomials of knots and links

In this paper, we study distribution of the zeros of the Alexander polynomials of knots and links in S^3. We call a knot or link "real stable" (resp. "circular stable") if all the zeros of its Alexander polynomial are real (resp. unit complex). We give a general construction of real stable and circular stable knots and links. We also study pairs of real stable knots and links such that the zeros of the Alexander polynomials are interlaced.

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arXiv2009

Twisted Alexander polynomials of 2-bridge knots associated to metabelian representations

Suppose the knot group G(K) of a knot K has a non-abelian representation ρon A_4 \subset GL(4,Z). We conjecture that the twisted Alexander polynomial of K associated to ρis of the form: Δ_K(t)/(1-t) ϕ(t^3), where Δ_K (t) is the Alexander polynomial of K and ϕ(t^3) is an integer polynomial in t^3. We prove the conjecture for 2-bridge knots K whose group G(K) can be mapped onto a free product Z/2*Z/3. Later, we discuss more general metabelian representations of the knot groups and propose a similar conjecture on the form of the twisted Alexander polynomials.

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arXiv2009

Twisted Alexander polynomials of 2-bridge knots associated to metacyclic representations

Let p be an odd prime and D_p a dihedral group of order 2p. Let ρ: G(K) --> D_p --> GL(p,Z) be a non-abelian representation of the knot group G(K) of a knot K in 3-sphere. Let Δ_{ρ,K} (t) be the twisted Alexander polynomial of K associated to ρ. Let H(p) is the set of 2-bridge knots K, such that G(K) is mapped onto a non-trivial free product Z/2 * Z/p. Then we prove that for any 2-bridge knot K in H(p), Δ_{ρ,K}(t) is of the form Δ_{K}(t)/(1-t) f(t) f(-t) for some integer polynomial f(t), where Δ_K (t) is the Alexander polynomial of K. Further, it is proved that f(t) \equiv {Δ_K (t)/(1+t)}^n (mod p). Later we discuss the twisted Alexander polynomial associated to the general metacyclic representation.

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arXiv2008

Evaluations of the twisted Alexander polynomials of 2-bridge knots at $\pm 1$

Let $H(p)$ be the set of 2-bridge knots $K$ whose group $G$ is mapped onto a non-trivial free product, $Z/2 * Z/p$, $p$ being odd. Then there is an algebraic integer $s_0$ such that for any $K$ in $H(p)$, $G$ has a parabolic representation $ρ$ into $SL(2, Z[s_0]) \subset SL(2,C)$. Let $Δ(t)$ be the twisted Alexander polynomial associated to $ρ$. Then we prove that for any $K$ in $H(p)$, $Δ(1)=-2s_0^{-1}$ and $Δ(-1)=-2s_0^{-1}μ^2$, where $s_0^{-1}, μ\in Z[s_0]$. The number $μ$ can be recursively evaluated.

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arXiv2007

When does a satellite knot fiber?

Necessary and sufficient conditions are given for a satellite knot to be fibered. Any knot $\tilde k$ embeds in an unknotted solid torus $\tilde V$ with arbitrary winding number in such a way that no satellite knot with pattern $(\tilde V, \tilde k)$ is fibered. In particular, there exist nonfibered satellite knots with fibered pattern and companion knots and nonzero winding number.

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