The HOMFLY-PT polynomial and HZ factorisation

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Main Authors: Petrou, Andreani, Hikami, Shinobu
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author Petrou, Andreani
Hikami, Shinobu
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Hikami, Shinobu
contents The Harer-Zagier (HZ) transform maps the HOMFLY-PT polynomial into a rational function. For some special knots and links, the latter admits a simple factorised form, which is referred to as HZ factorisation. This property is preserved under full twists and concatenation with the Jucys-Murphy braid, which are hence used to generate infinite HZ-factorisable families. For such families, the HOMFLY-PT polynomial can be fully encoded in two sets of integers, corresponding to the numerator and denominator exponents, which turn out to be related to the Khovanov homology and its Euler characteristics. Moreover, a relation between the HOMFLY-PT and Kauffman polynomials, which was originally found for torus knots, is now proven for several such families. Interestingly, this relation is equivalent to the vanishing of the two-crosscap BPS invariants in topological string theory. It is conjectured that the HOMFLY-PT-Kauffman relation provides a criterion for HZ factorisability.
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Petrou, Andreani
Hikami, Shinobu
Mathematical Physics
The Harer-Zagier (HZ) transform maps the HOMFLY-PT polynomial into a rational function. For some special knots and links, the latter admits a simple factorised form, which is referred to as HZ factorisation. This property is preserved under full twists and concatenation with the Jucys-Murphy braid, which are hence used to generate infinite HZ-factorisable families. For such families, the HOMFLY-PT polynomial can be fully encoded in two sets of integers, corresponding to the numerator and denominator exponents, which turn out to be related to the Khovanov homology and its Euler characteristics. Moreover, a relation between the HOMFLY-PT and Kauffman polynomials, which was originally found for torus knots, is now proven for several such families. Interestingly, this relation is equivalent to the vanishing of the two-crosscap BPS invariants in topological string theory. It is conjectured that the HOMFLY-PT-Kauffman relation provides a criterion for HZ factorisability.
title The HOMFLY-PT polynomial and HZ factorisation
topic Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.04933