Large-$N$ Torus Knots in Lens Spaces and Their Quiver Structure
Abstract
We study torus knot invariants in the lens space within Chern--Simons theory. Using the surgery and modular description of lens spaces, we derive a general expression for the invariant of an torus knot in this background. In the large- limit these invariants simplify and acquire a universal form: the invariant of an torus knot in can be expressed in terms of the invariant of the torus knot in . 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 and level of Chern--Simons theory, the large- result provides a direct way to identify the underlying quiver, allowing us to determine the quiver structure associated with torus knots in .
Cite
@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