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Tilting modules arising from knot invariants

Representation Theory 2020-01-14 v1 Combinatorics Geometric Topology

Abstract

We construct tilting modules over Jacobian algebras arising from knots. To a two-bridge knot L[a1,,an]L[a_1,\ldots,a_n], we associate a quiver QQ with potential and its Jacobian algebra AA. We construct a family of canonical indecomposable AA-modules M(i)M(i), each supported on a different specific subquiver Q(i)Q(i) of QQ. Each of the M(i)M(i) is expected to parametrize the Jones polynomial of the knot. We study the direct sum M=iM(i)M=\oplus_iM(i) of these indecomposables inside the module category of AA as well as in the cluster category. In this paper we consider the special case where the two-bridge knot is given by two parameters a1,a2a_1,a_2. We show that the module MM is rigid and τ\tau-rigid, and we construct a completion of MM to a tilting (and τ\tau-tilting) AA-module TT. We show that the endomorphism algebra EndAT\operatorname{End}_AT of TT is isomorphic to AA, and that the mapping TA[1]T\mapsto A[1] induces a cluster automorphism of the cluster algebra A(Q)\mathcal{A}(Q). This automorphism is of order two. Moreover, we give a mutation sequence that realizes the cluster automorphism. In particular, we show that the quiver QQ is mutation equivalent to an acyclic quiver of type Tp,q,rT_{p,q,r} (a tree with three branches). This quiver is of finite type if (a1,a2)=(a1,2),(1,a2),(a_1,a_2)=(a_1,2), (1,a_2), or (2,3)(2,3), it is tame for (a1,a2)=(2,4)(a_1,a_2)=(2,4) or (3,3)(3,3), and wild otherwise.

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@article{arxiv.2001.04004,
  title  = {Tilting modules arising from knot invariants},
  author = {Ralf Schiffler and David Whiting},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.04004},
  year   = {2020}
}

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18 pages, 5 Figures

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