Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev function for a knot in Seifert manifolds

TL;DR

This paper introduces an explicit function for Seifert loops in three-manifolds, connecting quantum invariants, character varieties, and resurgent analysis, advancing the understanding of knot invariants in Seifert manifolds.

Contribution

It provides a new explicit function for Seifert loops, links it to quantum invariants and character varieties, and offers a resurgent analysis perspective.

Findings

Explicit function $\Phi(q; N)$ matches Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants at roots of unity.

$\Phi(q; N)$ satisfies a $q$-difference equation with classical limit related to character varieties.

Resurgent analysis offers a new interpretation of the function $\Phi(q; N)$.

Abstract

In this paper, for a Seifert loop (i.e., a knot in a Seifert three-manifold), first we give a family of an explicit function $\Phi(q; N)$ whose special values at roots of unity are identified with the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants of the Seifert loop for the integral homology sphere. Second, we show that the function $\Phi(q; N)$ satisfies a $q$-difference equation whose classical limit coincides with a component of the character varieties of the Seifert loop. Third, we give an interpretation of the function $\Phi(q; N)$ from the view point of the resurgent analysis.