Sl_n-character varieties as spaces of graphs
| dc.creator | Sikora, Adam S. | |
| dc.date | 1998-06-03 | |
| dc.date | 2001-02-05 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:24:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:24:55Z | |
| dc.description | An SL_n-character of a group G is the trace of an SL_n-representation of G. We show that all algebraic relations between SL_n-characters of G can be visualized as relations between graphs (resembling Feynman diagrams) in any topological space X, with pi_1(X)=G. We also show that all such relations are implied by a single local relation between graphs. In this way, we provide a topological approach to the study of SL_n-representations of groups. The motivation for this paper was our work with J. Przytycki on invariants of links in 3-manifolds which are based on the Kauffman bracket skein relation. These invariants lead to a notion of a skein module of M which, by a theorem of Bullock, Przytycki, and the author, is a deformation of the SL_2-character variety of pi_1(M). This paper provides a generalization of this result to all SL_n-character varieties. | |
| dc.description | This is a new version of my earlier paper "A geometric method in the theory of SL_n-representations of groups" which mentions connections between my work and spin networks and number theory (Fermat's Last Theorem). To appear in Trans. of AMS. 43 pages, 29 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9806016 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/math/9806016 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/76995 | |
| dc.subject | Representation Theory | |
| dc.subject | Quantum Algebra | |
| dc.title | Sl_n-character varieties as spaces of graphs | |
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