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

High Energy Physics - Theory 2026-03-26 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study torus knot invariants in the lens space S3/ZpS^{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)(\alpha,\beta) torus knot in this background. In the large-NN limit these invariants simplify and acquire a universal form: the invariant of an (α,β)(\alpha,\beta) torus knot in S3/ZpS^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p} can be expressed in terms of the invariant of the (α,α+pβ)(\alpha,\alpha+p\beta) torus knot in S3S^{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 NN and level kk of Chern--Simons theory, the large-NN result provides a direct way to identify the underlying quiver, allowing us to determine the quiver structure associated with torus knots in S3/ZpS^{3}/\mathbb{Z}_{p}.

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@article{arxiv.2603.11997,
  title  = {Large-$N$ Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver Structure},
  author = {Ritabrata Bhattacharya and Suvankar Dutta and Naman Pasari and Nitin Verma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.11997},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

27 pages, 2 pictures, typo in Eq 3.10 corrected