Kauffman knot polynomials in classical abelian Chern-Simons field theory

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2010.06.002zbMATH Open1250.57022arXiv1006.1675OpenAlexW3100496543MaRDI QIDQ616861FDOQ616861

Authors: Xin Liu 

Publication date: 12 January 2011

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Kauffman knot polynomial invariants are discovered in classical abelian Chern-Simons field theory. A topological invariant $t^{Ileft(mathcalLight)}$ is constructed for a link $mathcalL$, where $I$ is the abelian Chern-Simons action and $t$ a formal constant. For oriented knotted vortex lines, $t^I$ satisfies the skein relations of the Kauffman R-polynomial; for un-oriented knotted lines, $t^I$ satisfies the skein relations of the Kauffman bracket polynomial. As an example the bracket polynomials of trefoil knots are computed, and the Jones polynomial is constructed from the bracket polynomial.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.1675

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zbMATH Keywords

classical Chern-Simons field theoryKauffman polynomialsknotted vortex lines

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants (58J28)

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