Large-$N$ Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver Structure

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Autores principales: Bhattacharya, Ritabrata, Dutta, Suvankar, Pasari, Naman, Verma, Nitin
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Publicado: 2026
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author Bhattacharya, Ritabrata
Dutta, Suvankar
Pasari, Naman
Verma, Nitin
author_facet Bhattacharya, Ritabrata
Dutta, Suvankar
Pasari, Naman
Verma, Nitin
contents We study torus knot invariants in the lens space $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$ within Chern--Simons theory. Using the surgery and modular description of lens spaces, we derive a general expression for the invariant of an $(α,β)$ torus knot in this background. In the large-$N$ limit these invariants simplify and acquire a universal form: the invariant of an $(α,β)$ torus knot in $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$ can be expressed in terms of the invariant of the $(α,α+pβ)$ torus knot in $S^{3}$. After an appropriate redefinition of knot variables, the generating functions of these invariants exhibit a structure analogous to quiver partition functions. Since the associated quiver is independent of the rank $N$ and level $k$ of Chern--Simons theory, the large-$N$ result provides a direct way to identify the underlying quiver, allowing us to determine the quiver structure associated with torus knots in $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$.
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spellingShingle Large-$N$ Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver Structure
Bhattacharya, Ritabrata
Dutta, Suvankar
Pasari, Naman
Verma, Nitin
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
We study torus knot invariants in the lens space $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$ within Chern--Simons theory. Using the surgery and modular description of lens spaces, we derive a general expression for the invariant of an $(α,β)$ torus knot in this background. In the large-$N$ limit these invariants simplify and acquire a universal form: the invariant of an $(α,β)$ torus knot in $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$ can be expressed in terms of the invariant of the $(α,α+pβ)$ torus knot in $S^{3}$. After an appropriate redefinition of knot variables, the generating functions of these invariants exhibit a structure analogous to quiver partition functions. Since the associated quiver is independent of the rank $N$ and level $k$ of Chern--Simons theory, the large-$N$ result provides a direct way to identify the underlying quiver, allowing us to determine the quiver structure associated with torus knots in $S^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}$.
title Large-$N$ Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver Structure
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11997