Type: Article
Publication Date: 2015-09-21
Citations: 11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129167x15501001
Via counting over finite fields, we derive explicit formulas for the [Formula: see text]-polynomials and Euler characteristics of [Formula: see text]- and [Formula: see text]-character varieties of free groups. We prove a positivity property for these polynomials and relate them to the number of subgroups of finite index.