Periodicity Properties of the Colored Jones Polynomial

Abstract

The "color" in the colored Jones polynomial is an integer parameter. In this paper, a periodic pattern of the values of the colored Jones polynomial at the second and the third roots of unity is found. If we substitute -1 to the colored Jones polynomial, the value is alternately 1 or the determinant of the given link. When it comes to substituting the primitive third root of unity, another periodic pattern appears.