Geometric triangulations and the Teichmüller TQFT volume conjecture for twist knots

Ben Aribi, Fathi;Guéritaud, F.;Piguet-Nakazawa, E.
(2022) Quantum Topology — Vol. np, n° np, p. 88 (2022)

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  • Ben Aribi, FathiUCLouvain
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  • Guéritaud, F.
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  • Piguet-Nakazawa, E.
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We construct a new infinite family of ideal triangulations and H-triangulations for the complements of twist knots, using a method originating from Thurston. These triangulations provide a new upper bound for the Matveev complexity of twist knot complements. We then prove that these ideal triangulations are geometric. The proof uses techniques of Futer and the second author, which consist in studying the volume functional on the polyhedron of angle structures. Finally, we use these triangulations to compute explicitly the partition function of the Teichmüller TQFT and to prove the associated volume conjecture for all twist knots, using the saddle point method.
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Ben Aribi, F., Guéritaud, F., & Piguet-Nakazawa, E. (2022). Geometric triangulations and the Teichmüller TQFT volume conjecture for twist knots. Quantum Topology, np(np), 88. https://doi.org/10.4171/QT/178 (Original work published 2022)