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We study the quantum modular properties of $\widehat Z{}^G$-invariants of closed three-manifolds. Higher depth quantum modular forms are expected to play a central role for general three-manifolds and gauge groups $G$. In particular, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-03-12 Miranda C. N. Cheng , Ioana Coman , Davide Passaro , Gabriele Sgroi

We give a transformation formula for the ``2nd order'' mock theta function which was recently proposed in connection with the quantum invariant for the Seifert manifold.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kazuhiro Hikami

J.H.C. Whitehead introduced the concept of crossed modules in the early 20th century. These crossed modules are crucial for algebraic models of 2-type homotopy, which involve connected spaces with no higher than second-degree homotopy…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2024-06-25 Tommy Shu

In this paper, we present a construction toward a new type of TQFTs at the crossroads of low-dimensional topology, algebraic geometry, physics, and homotopy theory. It assigns TMF-modules to closed 3-manifolds and maps of TMF-modules to…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2025-09-17 Sergei Gukov , Vyacheslav Krushkal , Lennart Meier , Du Pei

Unary theta functions have played a significant role in the theory of holomorphic modular forms and modular $L$-functions. A partial theta functions is defined analogously, but the sum is over part of the integer lattice. Such sums fail to…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2011-11-08 Robert C. Rhoades

Sander Zwegers showed that Ramanujan's mock theta functions are $q$-hypergeometric series, whose $q$-expansion coefficients are half of the Fourier coefficients of a non-holomorphic modular form. George Andrews, Henri Cohen, Freeman Dyson,…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-11-14 Yingkun Li , Hieu T. Ngo , Robert C. Rhoades

We use Heegaard decompositions and the theta divisor on a Riemannian surface to define a three-manifold invariant for rational homology three-spheres. This invariant is defined on the set of $Spin^c$ structures $$ {\hat \theta}\colon…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Peter Ozsvath , Zoltan Szabo

We study an exact asymptotic behavior of the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariant for the Brieskorn homology spheres $\Sigma(p_1,p_2,p_3)$ by use of properties of the modular form following a method proposed by Lawrence and Zagier. Key…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Kazuhiro Hikami

In 2010 Zagier introduced the notion of a quantum modular form. One of his first examples was the "strange" function $F(q)$ of Kontsevich. Here we produce a new example of a quantum modular form by making use of some of Ramanujan's mock…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-11-15 Edgar Costa , Korneel Debaene , João Guerreiro

In this paper, we compute the Zwegers's modification of the mock theta functions $\Phi^{[m,0] \, \ast}$ and study the modular transformation properties of the indefinite modular forms which appear in the explicit formula for the modified…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-10-11 Minoru Wakimoto

A topological quantum field theory is introduced which reproduces the Seiberg-Witten invariants of four-manifolds. Dimensional reduction of this topological field theory leads to a new one in three dimensions. Its partition function yields…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 R. B. Zhang , B. L. Wang , A. L. Carey , J. McCarthy

Using M-theory in physics, Cho, Gang, and Kim (JHEP 2020, 115 (2020) ) recently outlined a program that connects two parallel subjects of three dimensional manifolds, namely, geometric topology and quantum topology. They suggest that…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2022-11-30 Shawn X. Cui , Yang Qiu , Zhenghan Wang

In this paper, we study quantum modular forms in connection to quantum invariants of plumbed 3-manifolds introduced recently by Gukov, Pei, Putrov, and Vafa. We explicitly compute these invariants for any $3$-leg star plumbing graphs whose…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2019-06-27 Kathrin Bringmann , Karl Mahlburg , Antun Milas

In this paper we study the characters of N=3 superconformal modules by using the Zwegers' theory on modification of mock theta functions.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-23 Minoru Wakimoto

A version of Kirby calculus for spin and framed three-manifolds is given and is used to construct invariants of spin and framed three-manifolds in two situations. The first is ribbon *-categories which possess odd degenerate objects. This…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Stephen F. Sawin

In 2007, G.E. Andrews introduced the $(n+1)$-variable combinatorial generating function $R_n(x_1,x_2,\cdots,x_n;q)$ for ranks of $n$-marked Durfee symbols, an $(n+1)$-dimensional multisum, as a vast generalization to the ordinary…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2019-03-01 Amanda Folsom , Min-Joo Jang , Sam Kimport , Holly Swisher

Modular categories are a well-known source of quantum 3-manifold invariants. In this paper we study structures on modular categories which allow to define refinements of quantum 3-manifold invariants involving cohomology classes or…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2014-11-18 Anna Beliakova , Christian Blanchet , Eva Contreras

Ramanujan's last letter to Hardy explored the asymptotic properties of modular forms, as well as those of certain interesting $q$-series which he called \emph{mock theta functions}. For his mock theta function $f(q)$, he claimed that as $q$…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-02-25 Jitendra Bajpai , Susie Kimport , Jie Liang , Ding Ma , James Ricci

In the theory of harmonic Maass forms and mock modular forms, mock theta functions are distinguished examples which arose from $q$-hypergeometric examples of Ramanujan. Recently, there has been a body of work on higher depth mock modular…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2024-07-24 Joshua Males , Andreas Mono , Larry Rolen

Mock modular forms have their origins in Ramanujan's pioneering work on mock theta functions. In a 1975 paper, Zagier proved certain transformation properties of the generating function of the Hurwitz class numbers $H(n)$ for the…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-19 Ajit Bhand , Ranveer Kumar Singh