English

Legendrian doubles, twist spuns, and clusters

Symplectic Geometry 2025-05-26 v1

Abstract

Let λ\lambda be a Legendrian link in standard contact R3\mathbb{R}^3, such that L1L_1, L2L_2 are two exact fillings of λ\lambda and φ\varphi is a Legendrian loop of λ\lambda. We study fillability and isotopy characterizations of Legendrian surfaces in standard contact R5\mathbb{R}^5 built from the above data by doubling or twist spinning; denoting them Λ(L1,L2)\Lambda(L_1,L_2) or Σφ(λ)\Sigma_\varphi(\lambda) respectively. In the case of doubles Λ(L1,L2)\Lambda(L_1,L_2), if the sheaf moduli M1(λ)\mathcal{M}_1(\lambda) admits a cluster structure, we introduce the notion of mutation distance and study its relationship with the isotopy class of the Legendrian surface. For twist spuns Σφ(λ)\Sigma_\varphi(\lambda), when M1(λ)\mathcal{M}_1(\lambda) admits a globally foldable cluster structure, we use the existence of a φ\varphi-symmetric filling of the Legendrian link to build a cluster structure on the sheaf moduli of the twist spun by folding. We then use that to motivate, and provide evidence for, conjectures on the number of embedded exact fillings of certain twist spuns. Further, we obstruct the exact fillability of certain twist spuns by analyzing fixed points of the cyclic shift action on Grassmanians.

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@article{arxiv.2505.17901,
  title  = {Legendrian doubles, twist spuns, and clusters},
  author = {James Hughes and Agniva Roy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.17901},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

41 pages, 15 figures; comments welcome!

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