Tangle functors from semicyclic representations

Abstract: Let

q

be a

2 N

th root of unity where

N

is odd. Let

U_{q} (s l_{2})

denote the quantum group with large center corresponding to the lie algebra

s l_{2}

with generators

E, F, K

, and

K^{- 1}

. A semicyclic representation of

U_{q} (s l_{2})

is an

N

-dimensional irreducible representation

h o : U_{q} (s l_{2}) i g h t a r r o w M_{N} (m a t h b b C)

, so that

h o (E^{N}) = a I d

with

a e q 0

,

h o (F^{N}) = 0

and

h o (K^{N}) = I d

. We construct a tangle functor for framed homogeneous tangles colored with semicyclic representations, and prove that for

(1, 1)

-tangles coming from knots, the invariant defined by the tangle functor coincides with Kashaev's invariant.

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