The paper explores the connection between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
problem Exploring the relationship between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory.
method A variational problem of Chern-Simons type on a principal fiber bundle with general affine group structure is studied. The connection is established through a generalized notion of extension and reduction of connections.
result Established a correspondence between 3d gravity and Chern-Simons theory using affine group connections.
New approach connects 3D Chern-Simons theory to spectral networks.
problem Understanding Chern-Simons invariants in 3D manifolds.
method Constructing equivalences between bundles and spectral networks.
result New formulas for Chern-Simons invariants of 3D manifolds.
Teichmüller TQFT is a unitary 3d topological theory whose Hilbert spaces are spanned by Liouville conformal blocks. It is related but not identical to PSL(2,R) Chern-Simons theory. To physicists, it is known in particular in the context of 3d-3d correspondence and also in the holographic description of Virasoro conform…
We test the 3d-3d correspondence for theories that are labelled by Lens spaces. We find a full agreement between the index of the 3d N=2 "Lens space theory" T[L(p,1)] and the partition function of complex Chern-Simons theory on L(p,1). In particular, for p=1, we show how the familiar S3 partition func…
3D gauge theories link knot polynomials to vortex partition functions.
problem Connecting knot polynomials to gauge theory partition functions.
method Construct 3D N=2 abelian gauge theories on S2imesS1. result Colored Jones polynomials derived from vortex partition functions.
We study knots in 3d Chern-Simons theory with complex gauge group SL(N,C), in the context of its relation with 3d N=2 theory (the so-called 3d-3d correspondence). The defect has either co-dimension 2 or co-dimension 4 inside the 6d (2,0) theory, which is compactified on a 3-manifold M^. …
We use the 3d-3d correspondence together with the DGG construction of theories Tn[M] labelled by 3-manifolds M to define a non-perturbative state-integral model for SL(n,C) Chern-Simons theory at any level k, based on ideal triangulations. The resulting partition functions generalize a widely studied k=1 state-integ…
The abstract discusses constructing 3d N=2 gauge theories using surgeries and M5-branes.
problem Constructing geometrically 3d N=2 gauge theories.
method Using surgeries and M5-branes wrapping on plumbing three-manifolds.
result Various dualities of 3d theories can be interpreted as Kirby moves and equivalent surgeries.
We consider topological field theories that compute the Reidemeister-Milnor-Turaev torsion in three dimensions. These are the psl(1|1) and the U(1|1) Chern-Simons theories, coupled to a background complex flat gauge field. We use the 3d mirror symmetry to derive the Meng-Taubes theorem, which relates the torsion and th…
We study S-dualities in analytically continued SL(2) Chern-Simons theory on a 3-manifold M. By realizing Chern-Simons theory via a compactification of a 6d five-brane theory on M, various objects and symmetries in Chern-Simons theory become related to objects and operations in dual 2d, 3d, and 4d theories. For example,…
Motivated by physical constructions of homological knot invariants, we study their analogs for closed 3-manifolds. We show that fivebrane compactifications provide a universal description of various old and new homological invariants of 3-manifolds. In terms of 3d/3d correspondence, such invariants are given by the Q-c…
Complex Chern-Simons theory reveals peacock patterns in perturbative series.
problem Understanding the structure of partition functions in complex Chern-Simons theory.
method Analyzing the partition function as a holomorphic function and using resurgence theory.
result Perturbative series are resurgent, with trans-series involving non-perturbative variables.
In this paper we study supersymmetric co-dimension 2 and 4 defects in the compactification of the 6d (2,0) theory of type AN−1 on a 3-manifold M. The so-called 3d-3d correspondence is a relation between complexified Chern-Simons theory (with gauge group SL(N,C)) on M and a 3d N=2 theo…
Study gauged supergravity, M5-branes, and class R theories, constraining supergravity coefficients and calculating partition functions.
problem Constraints and calculations in higher-derivative supergravity and related theories.
method Holography, Chern-Simons theory, 3d-3d correspondence, wrapped M5-branes.
result Constrained coefficients in supergravity Lagrangian, calculated partition functions for class R theories.
New methods reveal symmetries in Chern-Simons theory.
problem Understanding symmetries in Chern-Simons theory.
method Introduced a special basis in the center of the universal enveloping algebra to present group factors in arbitrary representations.
result Computed Vassiliev invariants and proved the tug-the-hook symmetry of the colored HOMFLY polynomial.
The abstract discusses resurgent functions in quantum knot invariants.
problem Understanding the asymptotic expansion of quantum knot invariants.
method Using resurgent functions and q-series to conjecture and compute knot invariants. result Explicit computations match conjectured values for specific knots.
We show that 3D gravity, in its pure connection formulation, admits a natural 6D interpretation. The 3D field equations for the connection are equivalent to 6D Hitchin equations for the Chern-Simons 3-form in the total space of the principal bundle over the 3-dimensional base. Turning this construction around one gets …
The first part of this text is a gentle exposition of some basic constructions and results in the extended prequantum theory of Chern-Simons-type gauge field theories. We explain in some detail how the action functional of ordinary 3d Chern-Simons theory is naturally localized ("extended", "multi-tiered") to a map on t…
Study large N oscillations in 3D theories related to black hole physics.
problem Understanding large N sign oscillations in 3D theories via holography.
method Holographic computation of on-shell actions for Euclidean supergravity solutions, Wick rotation of magnetically charged AdS4 black holes.
result Proposed a non-trivial mathematical conjecture regarding phase factors of twisted Reidemeister-Ray-Singer torsion.
New method uses resurgent analysis to determine growth rate of quantum field theory coefficients.
problem Determining the growth rate of quantum field theory coefficients.
method Resurgence analysis on the Stokes line, leading to transseries decomposition and continued across natural boundary.
result Essential exponent of growth has Cardy-like interpretation as effective central charge.
A correspondence between three-dimensional flat connections and constant curvature four-dimensional simplices is used to give a novel quantization of geometry via complex SL(2,C) Chern-Simons theory. The resulting quantum geometrical states are hence represented by the 3d blocks of analytically continued Chern-Simons t…
Study of IR phases in 3D class R theories linked to non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding IR phases of 3D class R theories associated with non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Analysis of IR phenomena through `exceptional' Dehn fillings and gauging of flavor symmetries.
result 3D class R theories associated with certain atoroidal non-hyperbolic 3-manifolds exhibit supersymmetry enhancement at low energy.
Develops method to construct Lie algebra weight system kernel using Vogel algebra.
problem Detecting correlators and distinguishing knots in 3D Chern-Simons theory.
method Uses Vogel's Λ algebra and Jacobi diagrams.
result Explicitly provides Jacobi diagrams in the kernel of sl_N weight system.
We propose a new description of 3d N=2 theories which do not admit conventional Lagrangians. Given a quiver Q and a mutation sequence m on it, we define a 3d N=2 theory T[(Q,m)] in such a way that the Sb3 partition function of the theory coincides with the cluster partition f…
We explain how, starting with a stack of D4-branes ending on an NS5-brane in type IIA string theory, one can, via T-duality and the topological-holomorphic nature of the relevant worldvolume theories, relate (i) the lattice models realized by Costello's 4d Chern-Simons theory, (ii) links in 3d analytically-continued Ch…
We show how networks of Wilson lines realize quantum groups U_q(sl(m)), for arbitrary m, in 3d SU(N) Chern-Simons theory. Lifting this construction to foams of surface operators in 4d theory we find that rich structure of junctions is encoded in combinatorics of planar diagrams. For a particular choice of surface opera…
We present a string inspired 3D Euclidean field theory as the starting point for a modified Ricci flow analysis of the Thurston conjecture. In addition to the metric, the theory contains a dilaton, an antisymmetric tensor field and a Maxwell-Chern Simons field. For constant dilaton, the theory appears to obey a Birkhof…
The trivial flat connection's Chern-Simons theory is resurgent, revealing its structure.
problem Understanding the resurgent structure of Chern-Simons theory at the trivial flat connection.
method Analyzing an extended square matrix of (x,q)-series to describe the resurgent structure and Stokes constants. result The resurgent structure and Stokes constants of the Chern-Simons series are completely described.
We study the Chern-Simons topological quantum field theory with an inhomogeneous gauge group, a non-semi-simple group obtained from a semi-simple one by taking its semi-direct product with its Lie algebra. We find that the standard knot observables (i.e. traces of holonomies along knots) essentially vanish, but yet, th…
Spin TFTs created by gauging line defects in 3D.
problem Creating spin TFTs from oriented TFTs with framed line defects.
method Constructing a spin TFT from an oriented TFT with framed line defects and a commutative Frobenius algebra.
result Spin TFTs extend earlier classifications and reproduce abelian spin Chern-Simons theories.
3D BF theory on certain 3-manifolds evaluated via residues and large k limits.
problem Singular and ill-defined partition function of 3D BF theory.
method Direct evaluation of path integral for specific 3-manifolds, using residues and large k limits of Chern-Simons matrix integrals.
result 3 definitions of the integral offer insights into the sum/integral over all flat connections.
New invariant counts graph configurations in 3D manifolds.
problem Counting graph configurations in 3D manifolds.
method Using combings instead of parallelizations for a more flexible definition.
result Universal finite type invariant of three-manifolds.
We identify a large class R of three-dimensional N=2 superconformal field theories. This class includes the effective theories T_M of M5-branes wrapped on 3-manifolds M, discussed in previous work by the authors, and more generally comprises theories that admit a UV description as abelian Chern-Simons-matter theories w…
This paper provides both a detailed study of color-dependence of link homologies, as realized in physics as certain spaces of BPS states, and a broad study of the behavior of BPS states in general. We consider how the spectrum of BPS states varies as continuous parameters of a theory are perturbed. This question can be…
We introduce and study the Wilson loops in a general 3D topological field theories (TFTs), and show that the expectation value of Wilson loops also gives knot invariants as in Chern-Simons theory. We study the TFTs within the Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) and Alexandrov-Kontsevich-Schwarz-Zaboronsky (AKSZ) framework, and the…
Einstein gravity in both 3 and 4 dimensions, as well as some interesting generalizations, can be written as gauge theories in which the connection is a Cartan connection for geometry modeled on a symmetric space. The relevant models in 3 dimensions include Einstein gravity in Chern-Simons form, as well as a new formula…
Paper presents an action principle for Einstein-Weyl equations in 3D.
problem Finding an action principle for Einstein-Weyl equations.
method Metric affine f(R) gravity action plus additional terms involving Lagrange multipliers and gravitational Chern-Simons contributions.
result The Weyl vector dynamics is governed by a special case of the generalized monopole equation.
We briefly review the current situation with various relations between knot/braid polynomials (Chern-Simons correlation functions), ordinary and extended, considered as functions of the representation and of the knot topology. These include linear skein relations, quadratic Plucker relations, as well as "differential" …
Summarizes quantum field theories with discrete symmetry, classifying representations and anomalies.
problem Classifying representations and anomalies in quantum field theories with discrete symmetry.
method Classification of representations and anomalies using the ring of profinite integers.
result Rich and complex classification of representations and anomalies.
Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
problem Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
method Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
result Computing Chern-Simons action for perturbed Dirac triples
We propose a dictionary between geometry of triangulated 3-manifolds and physics of three-dimensional N=2 gauge theories. Under this duality, standard operations on triangulated 3-manifolds and various invariants thereof (classical as well as quantum) find a natural interpretation in field theory. For example, independ…
We introduce certain relative differential characters which we call Cheeger-Chern-Simons characters. These combine the well-known Cheeger-Simons characters with Chern-Simons forms. In the same way as the Cheeger-Simons characters generalize Chern-Simons invariants of oriented closed manifolds, the Cheeger-Chern-Simons …
Geometrically constructs dilogarithm from Chern-Simons theory.
problem Dilogarithm function and its properties.
method Spin Chern-Simons invariant of C*-connections.
result Geometric proofs of dilogarithm identities and branching structure.
Mathematical study supports connection between 3D manifolds and modular tensor categories.
problem Connecting geometric topology and quantum topology using Chern-Simons invariants and Reidemeister torsions.
method Developed an algorithm to generate modular T-matrices and quantum dimensions from Seifert fibered spaces and torus bundles over the circle. result Mathematically constructed premodular categories from Seifert fibered spaces and torus bundles over the circle, conjecturing their modularity under specific conditions.
We construct a new family of exact quantum field theories modeled on hyperbolic geometry, called {\it quantum hyperbolic field theories} (QHFTs). The QHFTs are defined for a (2+1)-bordism category based on the set of compact oriented 3-manifolds Y, equipped with properly embedded framed links $L_\Ff$ and with flat …
Arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten theory constructs analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
problem Developing arithmetic analogues in Chern-Simons TQFT.
method Constructing arithmetic analogues of Chern-Simons 1-cocycle, prequantization bundle, and Chern-Simons functional.
result Decomposition and gluing formulas for arithmetic Chern-Simons invariants and arithmetic Dijkgraaf-Witten partition functions.
The abstract discusses conjectures about Chern-Simons invariants of 3-manifolds.
problem Conjectures about the reciprocity of Chern-Simons invariants of 3-manifolds.
method Supporting evidence through Galois descent of a K3-group. result The conjectures hold under the condition of Galois descent of a K3-group. We calculate the asymptotic behavior of hyperbolic volume and Chern-Simons invariant.
problem Calculating the asymptotic behavior of hyperbolic volume and Chern-Simons invariant.
method Renormalization of the Chern-Simons invariant using asymptotics along an equidistance foliation.
result The leading coefficient introduces a complex-valued quantity consisting of mean curvature and torsion 2-form.