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A supergroup series for knot complements

Geometric Topology 2026-05-13 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We introduce a three variable series invariant FK(y,z,q)F_K (y,z,q) for plumbed knot complements associated with a Lie superalgebra sl(21)sl(2|1). The invariant is a generalization of the sl(21)sl(2|1)-series invariant Z^(q)\hat{Z}(q) for closed 3-manifolds introduced by Ferrari and Putrov and an extension of the two variable series invariant defined by Gukov and Manolescu (GM) to the Lie superalgebra. We derive a surgery formula relating FK(y,z,q)F_K (y,z,q) to Z^(q)\hat{Z}(q) invariant. We find appropriate expansion chambers for certain infinite families of torus knots and compute explicit examples. Furthermore, we provide evidence for a non semisimple SpincSpin^c decorated TQFT from the three variable series. We observe that the super FK(y,z,q)F_K (y,z,q) itself and its results exhibit distinctive features compared to the GM series.

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@article{arxiv.2508.10279,
  title  = {A supergroup series for knot complements},
  author = {John Chae},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.10279},
  year   = {2026}
}

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