Mathematics – Quantum Algebra
Scientific paper
2004-11-23
Mathematics
Quantum Algebra
22 pages and 12 figures
Scientific paper
The colored Jones function of a knot is a sequence of Laurent polynomials that encodes the Jones polynomial of a knot and its parallels. It has been understood in terms of representations of quantum groups and Witten gave an intrinsic quantum field theory interpretation of the colored Jones function as the expectation value of Wilson loops of a 3-dimensional gauge theory, the Chern-Simons theory. We present the colored Jones function as an evaluation of the inverse of a non-commutative fermionic partition function. This result is in the form familiar in quantum field theory, namely the inverse of a generalized determinant. Our formula also reveals a direct relation between the Alexander polynomial and the colored Jones function of a knot and immediately implies the extensively studied Melvin-Morton-Rozansky conjecture, first proved by Bar-Natan and the first author about ten years ago.
Garoufalidis Stavros
Loebl Martin
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