Exact Integral Formulas for Volumes of Two-Bridge Knot Cone-Manifolds

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Authors: Anh T. Tran, Nisha Yadav
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Abstract

We provide exact integral formulas for hyperbolic and spherical volumes of cone-manifolds whose underlying space is the 3-sphere and whose singular set belongs to three infinite families of two-bridge knots: C(2n, 2) (twist knots), C(2n, 3), and $$C(2n,-2n)$$ for any non-zero integer n. Our formulas express volumes as integrals of explicit rational functions involving Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind, with integration limits determined by roots of algebraic equations. This extends previous work where only implicit formulas requiring numerical approximation were known.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geometric and Algebraic Topology Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics

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Journal / source
Transformation Groups
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication date
25 May 2026
Language
EN