Quantum trace map connects Teichmüller theory and quantum groups.
problem Connecting quantum groups to Teichmüller theory for knots.
method Quantum snakes technology to relate Fock-Goncharov monodromy matrices to quantum SL_n.
result Quantized Fock-Goncharov matrices satisfy quantum SL_n relations.
We discuss an approach to quantum gerbes over quantum groups in terms of q-deformation of transition functions for a loop group bundle. The case of the quantum group SUq(2) is treated in some detail.
Restricts quantum representations of mapping class groups to integral coefficients.
problem Integrality of non-semisimple quantum representations of mapping class groups.
method Exhibits explicit bases of states spaces that span Z[ζ]-lattices invariant under mapping class groups. result Restricts quantum representations to integral coefficients from Q(ζ) to Z[ζ]. It is shown that there is a C∗-algebraic quantum group related to any double Lie group. An algebra underlying this quantum group is an algebra of a differential groupoid naturally associated with a double Lie group
Quantum theory constructs a group and skein module for knot complements.
problem Understanding the fundamental group of knot complements using quantum methods.
method Using bottom tangles, the universal space of quantum representations is constructed, then factored by the skein relation to get the skein module.
result Derives recurrence relation for the colored Jones polynomial, known as Aq polynomial. Quantum theory of curved tetrahedrons yields quantum group intertwiners.
problem Quantum geometry of curved tetrahedrons and their intertwiners.
method Combinatorial quantization of tetrahedron phase space, relating to SU(2) flat connections.
result Physical Hilbert space coincides with Uq(su(2)) intertwiners, consistent with LQG area spectrum.
Quantum affine bundles are quantum principal bundles with affine quantum structure groups. A general theory of quantum affine bundles is presented. In particular, a detailed analysis of differential calculi over these bundles is performed, including the description of a natural differential calculus over the structure …
If a compact quantum group acts faithfully and smoothly (in the sense of Goswami 2009) on a smooth, compact, oriented, connected Riemannian manifold such that the action induces a natural bimodule morphism on the module of sections of the co-tangent bundle, then it is proved that the quantum group is necessarily commut…
Quantum groups created from disk configuration space homologies.
problem Creating quantum groups from algebraic structures.
method Reconstructing quantum groups from homologies of configuration spaces of disks.
result New combinatorics and actual submanifolds of configuration spaces.
We generalize the asymptotic faithfulness of the skein quantum SU(2) representations of mapping class groups of orientable closed surfaces to skein SU(3). Skein quantum representations of mapping class groups are different from the Reshetikin-Turaev ones from quantum groups or geometric quantization because they ar…
We expose a K-theoretic approach to study group C*-algebras and C*-algebraic compact quantum groups: 1. The conception of multidimensional geometric quantization and the index of group C*-algebras; 2. the entire homology of noncommutative de Rham currents and the noncommutative Chern characters, and their computation f…
The paper explores mapping class groups and their quantum field theory representations.
problem Understanding finite dimensional representations of mapping class groups.
method Survey of topological quantum field theory aspects.
result Discussion of finite dimensional representations in quantum field theory.
Cone structures in quantum field theory linked to information geometry.
problem Understanding geometric structures in quantum field theory.
method Analyzing invariant cones under modular automorphism groups and their relation to Wishart laws.
result Explicit connection between CAH cones and Wishart laws.
Develops Hermitian TQFTs from quantum groups, defining new topological phases.
problem Defining Hermitian non-semisimple TQFTs.
method Categorical context and representation theory of quantum groups.
result New pseudo-Hermitian topological phases from quantum group representations.
Suppose that a compact quantum group Q acts faithfully and isomet- rically (in the sense of [10]) on a smooth compact, oriented, connected Riemannian manifold M . If the manifold is stably parallelizable then it is shown that the compact quantum group is necessarily commutative as a C \ast algebra i.e. Q = C(G) for som…
Modified Hennings invariant defined using quantum groups and integrals.
problem Defining a modified Hennings invariant using quantum groups.
method Topological ribbon Hopf algebra, discrete Fourier transforms, symmetrized graded integral, modified trace.
result Modified graded Hennings invariant defined and extended to empty manifolds.
New algebraic setup defines quantum link invariants.
problem Defining and controlling quantum link invariants.
method Quantum Schur--Weyl duality and variants.
result Global definitions of quantum polynomials.
In this paper, we give a precise and workable definition of a quantum knot system, the states of which are called quantum knots. This definition can be viewed as a blueprint for the construction of an actual physical quantum system. Moreover, this definition of a quantum knot system is intended to represent the "quantu…
We show that unrolled quantum groups at odd roots of unity give rise to relative modular categories. These are the main building blocks for the construction of 1+1+1-TQFTs extending CGP invariants, which are non-semisimple quantum invariants of closed 3-manifolds decorated with ribbon graphs and cohomology classes. Whe…
New neural networks for non-commutative data.
problem No existing neural networks suitable for non-commutative data.
method Developed compact matrix quantum group equivariant neural networks.
result Characterized weight matrices for easy compact matrix quantum groups.
A Hermitian TQFT from non-semisimple quantum sl(2) modules.
problem Constructing a Hermitian TQFT from a non-semisimple category.
method Endowed a non-semisimple category of quantum sl(2) modules with a Hermitian structure and proved the resulting TQFT is Hermitian.
result Projective representations of the mapping class group in indefinite unitary matrices.
Paper connects knot invariants and Morse flow loops.
problem Connecting quantum group invariants and Morse flow loops for knot study.
method Defining a two-variable series invariant by counting Morse flow loops in knot complements and proving it agrees with quantum group BPS series.
result Correspondence proven for all braid-homogeneous knots.
Quantum groups give lower genus bounds for links.
problem Finding lower bounds for Seifert genus of links.
method Using unrolled restricted quantum groups at roots of unity and their invariants.
result ADO link polynomials from quantum groups give genus bounds.
Quantum isometry groups extend to all countable metric spaces, and loose embeddings help understand metric space relationships.
problem Understanding the quantum isometry groups of all countable metric spaces.
method Defining and studying loose embeddability, showing that 0-dimensional compact metric spaces are generically loosely embeddable into the real line.
result 0-dimensional compact metric spaces are generically loosely embeddable into the real line.
Extends quantum annular homology to infinite sets.
problem Quantum annular homology and its applications.
method Extension of Burnside categories to infinite sets and application to quantum annular Khovanov spectrum.
result Quantum annular Khovanov spectrum with infinite cyclic group action.
Quantum gravity yields mapping class group representations.
problem Quantization of 3-manifold metrics and mapping class group invariance.
method Quantum dilogarithm functions and mapping class group action.
result Families of unitary representations of mapping class groups.
Witt algebra acts on categorified quantum groups in type A.
problem Action of Witt algebra on categorified quantum groups.
method Construction of action on categorified quantum group and foams.
result Action of Witt algebra on foams recovers previous results.
Proves rigidity of SU(2) and SO(3) quantum representations at prime levels.
problem Quantum representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
method Ocneanu rigidity of modular categories and harmonic representatives in Hodge theory.
result Rigidity of SU(2) and SO(3) quantum representations at all prime levels for closed surfaces of genus at least 7.
Develops a framework for designing quantum neural networks that respect symmetries.
problem Trainability and generalization issues in quantum neural networks.
method Equivariant quantum neural networks (EQNN) for any symmetry group.
result Efficient construction of equivariant layers for EQNNs, including QCNNs.
We prove the existence of a quantum isometry groups for new classes of metric spaces: (i) geodesic metrics for compact connected Riemannian manifolds (possibly with boundary) and (ii) metric spaces admitting a uniformly distributed probability measure. In the former case it also follows from recent results of the secon…
We construct knot invariants categorifying the quantum knot variants for all representations of quantum groups. We show that these invariants coincide with previous invariants defined by Khovanov for sl(2) and sl(3) and by Mazorchuk-Stroppel and Sussan for sl(n). Our technique uses categorifications of the tensor produ…
GQML uses symmetries from representation theory to improve quantum machine learning.
problem Creating quantum models with symmetries to improve performance.
method Introduction to representation theory for quantum learning, focusing on group actions and symmetries.
result Effective implementation of GQML requires knowledge of group representation theory.
Paper connects Stokes phenomena to quantum groups and Poisson-Lie groups.
problem Analyse Stokes phenomena in Poisson-Lie groups and quantum groups.
method Use Ug-valued Stokes phenomena to construct quantum group U_hg and relate it to Poisson-Lie group G*.
result Show that Ug-valued Stokes phenomena can be obtained as a semiclassical limit of the KZ associator.
Homological model for quantum representations of mapping class groups.
problem Investigate linearity of mapping class groups using quantum representations.
method Homological action on configuration space with twisted coefficients.
result Identify subrepresentation equivalent to quantum sl2 representation. We explore homotopies in quantum field theory formalism.
problem Constructing homotopies in Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism.
method Review and construction of homotopies from renormalization group flow and gauge fixing changes.
result Constructing spans of quantum master actions with isomorphic effective actions using homotopies.
Quantum representations of mapping class groups are locally rigid at prime levels.
problem Locally rigid properties of quantum representations of mapping class groups.
method Proving local rigidity for Fibonacci representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
result Local rigidity of Fibonacci representations of mapping class groups at prime levels.
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…
In this paper we construct the quantum group, at roots of unity, of abelian Chern-Simons theory. We then use it to model classical theta functions and the actions of the Heisenberg and modular groups on them.
We adapt some of the methods of quantum Teichmüller theory to construct a family of representations of the pure braid group of the sphere.
Develops skein theory for 3-manifolds with defects, extending quantum character stacks.
problem Quantum character stacks and their applications in 3-manifolds with surface defects.
method Parabolic induction/restriction for quantum groups, quantum decorated character stacks, ideal triangulations, gluing equations.
result Knot invariants related to quantum A-polynomial, concrete computation method. Quantum Frobenius map for SL3 skein modules constructed and described.
problem Constructing a quantum Frobenius map for SL3 skein modules. method Using threading polynomials and the Frobenius map of Parshall-Wang for quantum group Oq(SL3). result Described the quantum Frobenius map for SL3 skein modules. Researchers develop a new quantum invariant using a matrix dilogarithm for 3-manifolds.
problem Developing quantum invariants for 3-manifolds.
method Using a sl3 matrix dilogarithm and quantum groups. result The sl3 matrix dilogarithm can be considered as a 6j-symbol. We study the asymptotic behaviour of the quantum representations of the modular group in the large level limit. We prove that each element of the modular group acts as a Fourier integral operator. This provides a link between the classical and quantum Chern-Simons theories for the torus. From this result we deduce the …
We construct knot invariants from the radical part of projective modules of restricted quantum groups. We also show a relation between these invariants and the colored Alexander invariants.
In this article we construct link invariants and 3-manifold invariants from the quantum group associated with Lie superalgebra sl(2∣1). This construction based on nilpotent irreducible finite dimensional representations of quantum group Uξsl(2∣1) where ξ is a root of unity of odd …
It has been shown that non-stabilizer eigenstates of permutation gates are appropriate for allowing d-dimensional universal quantum computing (uqc) based on minimal informationally complete POVMs. The relevant quantum gates may be built from subgroups of finite index of the modular group Γ=PSL(2,Z) [M. Pla…
Derives Atiyah sequence for noncommutative bundles.
problem Deciding when ∗-automorphisms lift to compatible ones. method Derivation-based Atiyah sequence derivation.
result Validates existence of compatible lifts.
Quantum theory uses modular group representations to assign invariants to 3-manifolds.
problem Assigning invariants to 3-manifolds via modular group representations.
method Projective representations of the modular group derived from a noncommutative torus.
result Computed traces and determinants of matrices associated with modular group elements.