An upper bound conjecture for the Yokota invariant
Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 25 (2025) no. 2, pp. 645-675
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We conjecture an upper bound on the growth of the Yokota invariant of polyhedral graphs, extending a previous result on the growth of the 6j-symbol. Using Barrett’s Fourier transform we are able to prove this conjecture in a large family of examples. As a consequence of this result, we prove the Turaev–Viro volume conjecture for a new infinite family of hyperbolic manifolds.

DOI : 10.2140/agt.2025.25.645
Keywords: quantum invariants, volume, polyhedra

Belletti, Giulio  1

1 Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France, IRMP, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Belletti, Giulio. An upper bound conjecture for the Yokota invariant. Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 25 (2025) no. 2, pp. 645-675. doi: 10.2140/agt.2025.25.645

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