arXiv research

Defines map from skein module to Habiro ring for quantum modularity.

Reformulated Markov's conjecture in combinatorial terms.

The paper proves a quantum modularity conjecture for 3-manifolds.

Zagier's conjecture on knot invariants is proven for irrationals, with applications to quantum modular forms.

Holomorphic quantum modular forms linked to knot volumes.

We obtain an exact modularity relation for the $q$-Pochhammer symbol. Using this formula, we show that Zagier's modularity conjecture for a knot $K$ essentially reduces to the arithmeticity conjecture for $K$. In particular, we show that Zagier's conjecture holds for hyperbolic knots $K\neq 7_2$ with at most seven cros…

Quantum modularity proved for a knot manifold.

The article provides formulas for homological blocks of Seifert fibered homology 3-spheres.

Study q-series for 3-manifolds with line defects, proving homomorphism and conjecturing holomorphic modularity.

This paper proves a conjecture linking quantum modular forms and WRT invariants for specific graphs.

The abstract discusses fiber sum formulas for 4-manifolds using topological modular forms.

Proves conjecture about integer sums of torus knot torsions.

New techniques prove quantum modularity for various functions.

New methods reveal colored Jones polynomials from quantum R-matrices and knot invariants.

We examine the relationship between nonabelian Hodge theory for Riemann surfaces and the theory of vector valued modular forms. In particular, we explain how one might use this relationship to prove a conjectural three-term inequality on the weights of free bases of vector valued modular forms associated to complex, fi…

We formulate the unitary rational orbifold conformal field theories in the algebraic quantum field theory framework. Under general conditions, we show that the orbifold of a given unitary rational conformal field theories generates a unitary modular category. Many new unitary modular categories are obtained. We also sh…

Characterizes slopes for Markov ordering on prime pairs.

Proof confirms Witten's conjecture for a class of 3-spheres.

We introduce the concept of Loday algebroids, a generalization of Courant algebroids. We define the naive cohomology and modular class of a Loday algebroid, and we show that the modular class of the double of a Lie bialgebroid vanishes. For Courant algebroids, we describe the relation between the naive and standard coh…

Quantum modularity proved for SU(2) TQFT signature on genus 2 surfaces.

The Quantum Modularity Conjecture of Zagier predicts the existence of a formal power series with arithmetically interesting coefficients that appears in the asymptotics of the Kashaev invariant at each root of unity. Our goal is to construct a power series from a Neumann-Zagier datum (i.e., an ideal triangulation of th…

Mathematical study supports connection between 3D manifolds and modular tensor categories.

In this paper we provide descriptions of the Whitehead groups with coefficients in a ring of the Hilbert modular group and its reduced version, as well as for the topological K-theory of $C^*$-algebras, after tensoring with $\mathbb{Q}$, by computing the source of the assembly maps in the Farrell-Jones and the Baum-Con…

Paper uses Turaev-Viro TQFT to estimate 3-manifold genus.

We compute the Moore-Witten regularized u-plane integral on CP^2, and we confirm their conjecture that it is the generating function for the SO(3)-Donaldson invariants of CP^2. We prove this conjecture using the theory of mock theta functions and harmonic Maass forms. We also derive further such generating functions fo…

Paper constructs new identities linking quantum invariants and modular forms.

Origami structures are enumerated and shown to be quantum modular.

A formula connects two algebraic structures derived from a category.

Researchers prove continuity of knot invariant under modular transformations.

Study geodesics in curved spaces, counts ambiguous paths, confirms number theory conjectures.

Given an element of the Bloch group of a number field~$F$ and a natural number~$n$, we construct an explicit unit in the field $F_n=F(e^{2 πi/n})$, well-defined up to $\nn$-th powers of nonzero elements of~$F_n$. The construction uses the cyclic quantum dilogarithm, and under the identification of the Bloch group of~$F…

New invariants explain topological properties of pseudo-Anosov maps.

Study on TQFT signatures converging to modular form.

We define a symmetric monoidal (4,3)-category with duals whose objects are certain enriched multi-fusion categories. For every modular tensor category $\mathcal{C}$, there is a self enriched multi-fusion category $\mathfrak{C}$ giving rise to an object of this symmetric monoidal (4,3)-category. We conjecture that the e…

E-string theory reveals modular properties of 4-manifold invariants.

We conjecture a formula for the refined $\mathrm{SU}(3)$ Vafa-Witten invariants of any smooth surface $S$ satisfying $H_1(S,\mathbb{Z}) = 0$ and $p_g(S)>0$. The unrefined formula corrects a proposal by Labastida-Lozano and involves unexpected algebraic expressions in modular functions. We prove that our formula satisfi…

In this paper we study new invariants $\widehat{Z}_{\boldsymbol{a}}(q)$ attached to plumbed $3$-manifolds that were introduced by Gukov, Pei, Putrov, and Vafa. These remarkable $q$-series at radial limits conjecturally compute WRT invariants of the corresponding plumbed $3$-manifold. Here we investigate the series $\wi…

Mock modular forms have found applications in numerous branches of mathematical sciences since they were first introduced by Ramanujan nearly a century ago. In this proceeding we highlight a new area where mock modular forms start to play an important role, namely the study of three-manifold invariants. For a certain c…

This work is a contribution to the classification of Teichmüller curves in the moduli space $\M_2$ of Riemann surfaces of genus 2. While the classification of primitive Teichmüller curves in $\M_2$ is complete, the classification of the imprimitive curves, which is related to branched torus covers and square-tiled surf…

Study compares two methods to extend $\widehat{Z}$ invariants, finding incompatibility for Brieskorn spheres.

Holomorphic functions from knot complements link to quantum modular forms.

Researchers clarify modular group representations and vertex operator algebras for 3d invariants.

We classify all unitary modular tensor categories (UMTCs) of rank $\leq 4$. There are a total of 70 UMTCs of rank $\leq 4$ (Note that some authors would have counted as 35 MTCs.) In our convention there are two trivial unitary MTCs distinguished by the modular $S$ matrix $S=(\pm1)$. Each such UMTC can be obtained from …

We show that the conjectural cusped complex hyperbolic 2-orbifolds of minimal volume are the two smallest arithmetic complex hyperbolic 2-orbifolds. We then show that every arithmetic cusped complex hyperbolic 2-manifold of minimal volume covers one of these two orbifolds. We also give all minimal volume manifolds that…

Invariants of hyperbolic knots connect to quantum modularity.

In the first section we discuss Morita invariance of differentiable/algebroid cohomology. In the second section we present an extension of the van Est isomorphism to groupoids. This immediately implies a version of Haefliger's conjecture for differentiable cohomology. As a first application we clarify the connection be…

A very simple expression is conjectured for arbitrary colored Jones and HOMFLY polynomials of a rich $(g+1)$-parametric family of Pretzel knots and links. The answer for the Jones and HOMFLY polynomials is fully and explicitly expressed through the Racah matrix of U_q(SU_N), and looks related to a modular transformatio…

We extend the Faltings modular heights of abelian varieties to general arithmetic varieties and show direct relations with the Kahler-Einstein geometry, the Minimal Model Program, heights of Bost and Zhang, and give some applications. Along the way, we propose arithmetic Yau-Tian-Donaldson conjecture, an equivalence of…