On 14 August 2015, I gave a talk in the Melbourne University Knot Invariants seminar.
Title:
Introduction to the AJ conjecture
Abstract:
The AJ conjecture is an important outstanding conjecture in knot theory, relating two very different polynomial invariants: the A-polynomial and the coloured Jones polynomial. In this talk I’ll explain what the AJ conjecture is, and some of the things that are known about it. I’ll also outline some ideas that have been used to prove it in some cases, including skein modules and character varieties.
Introduction to the AJ conjecture, Melbourne, August 2015