The space of irreducible SU(2) representations of the twist knots

Uygur T., Azcan H.

JOURNAL OF KNOT THEORY AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, vol.13, no.3, pp.357-365, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Doi Number: 10.1142/s0218216504003184
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF KNOT THEORY AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.357-365
  • Keywords: twist knots, SU(2) representations
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this work we classify the space of irreducible SU(2) representations of the groups of the twist knots by means of a geometric method which is generalizable to all the 2-bridge knots.