Knots and Their Related -Series

We discuss a matrix of periodic holomorphic functions in the upper and lower half-plane, which can be obtained from a factorization of an Andersen-Kashaev state integral of a knot complement with remarkable analytic and asymptotic properties that define a PSL₂(ℤ)-cocycle on the space of matrix-value...

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Published in:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Date:2023
Main Authors: Garoufalidis, Stavros, Zagier, Don
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут математики НАН України 2023
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/212049
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Knots and Their Related -Series. Stavros Garoufalidis and Don Zagier. SIGMA 19 (2023), 082, 39 pages

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Summary:We discuss a matrix of periodic holomorphic functions in the upper and lower half-plane, which can be obtained from a factorization of an Andersen-Kashaev state integral of a knot complement with remarkable analytic and asymptotic properties that define a PSL₂(ℤ)-cocycle on the space of matrix-valued piecewise analytic functions on the real numbers. We identify the corresponding cocycle with the one coming from the Kashaev invariant of a knot (and its matrix-valued extension) via the refined quantum modularity conjecture of [arXiv:2111.06645] and also relate the matrix-valued invariant with the 3D-index of Dimofte-Gaiotto-Gukov. The cocycle also has an analytic extendability property that leads to the notion of a matrix-valued holomorphic quantum modular form. This is a tale of several independent discoveries, both empirical and theoretical, all illustrated by the three simplest hyperbolic knots.
ISSN:1815-0659