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Tug-the-hook symmetry for quantum 6j-symbols

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-11-07 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Algebra Representation Theory

Abstract

We introduce a novel symmetry for quantum 6j-symbols, which we call the tug-the-hook symmetry. Unlike other known symmetries, it is applicable for any representations, including ones with multiplicities. We provide several evidences in favour of the tug-the-hook symmetry. First, this symmetry follows from the eigenvalue conjecture. Second, it is shown by several new examples of explicit coincidence of 6j-symbols with multiplicities. Third, the tug-the-hook symmetry for Wilson loops for knots in the 3d Chern-Simons theory implies the tug-the-hook symmetry for quantum 6j-symbols. An important implication of the analysis is the generalization of the tug-the-hook symmetry for the Chern-Simons Wilson loops to the case of links.

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@article{arxiv.2210.07874,
  title  = {Tug-the-hook symmetry for quantum 6j-symbols},
  author = {E. Lanina and A. Sleptsov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.07874},
  year   = {2023}
}

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12 pages, published version