scholarly journals Remarks on Wilson loops and Seifert loops in Chern-Simons theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Santilli ◽  
Miguel Tierz

Abstract We study several quiver Chern-Simons-matter theories on the three-sphere, combining the matrix model formulation with a systematic use of Mordell’s integral, computing partition functions and checking dualities. We also consider Wilson loops in ABJ(M) theories, distinguishing between typical (long) and atypical (short) representations and focusing on the former. Using the Berele-Regev factorization of supersymmetric Schur polynomials, we express the expectation value of the Wilson loops in terms of sums of observables of two factorized copies of U(N ) pure Chern-Simons theory on the sphere. Then, we use the Cauchy identity to study the partition functions of a number of quiver Chern-Simons-matter models and the result is interpreted as a perturbative expansion in the parameters tj = −e2πmj , where mj are the masses. Through the paper, we incorporate different generalizations, such as deformations by real masses and/or Fayet-Iliopoulos parameters, the consideration of a Romans mass in the gravity dual, and adjoint matter.


1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (06) ◽  
pp. 1165-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
YONG-SHI WU ◽  
KENGO YAMAGISHI

We report on a study of the expectation values of Wilson loops in D=3 Chern-Simons theory. The general skein relations (of higher orders) are derived for these expectation values. We show that the skein relations for the Wilson loops carrying the fundamental representations of the simple Lie algebras SO(n) and Sp(n) are sufficient to determine invariants for all knots and links and that the resulting link invariants agree with Kauffman polynomials. The polynomial for an unknotted circle is identified to the formal characters of the fundamental representations of these Lie algebras.


2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Lian ◽  
Cumrun Vafa ◽  
Farzan Vafa ◽  
Shou-Cheng Zhang

1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 559-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUILLERMO ZEMBA

It is shown that the recently discovered vacuum holonomy in the pure Abelian Chern-Simons theory in 2+1 dimensions can be interpreted as the expectation value of the holonomy operator of Wilson loops once the theory is defined on a constant time plane. This may be accomplished by a prescription that connects the two- and three-dimensional points of view. The projected holonomy is framing-dependent and coincides with the previous result if a canonical framing is used. A physical model is considered to discuss its physical significance.


1999 ◽  
Vol 09 (PR10) ◽  
pp. Pr10-223-Pr10-225
Author(s):  
S. Scheidl ◽  
B. Rosenow

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suting Zhao ◽  
Christian Northe ◽  
René Meyer

Abstract We consider symmetry-resolved entanglement entropy in AdS3/CFT2 coupled to U(1) Chern-Simons theory. We identify the holographic dual of the charged moments in the two-dimensional conformal field theory as a charged Wilson line in the bulk of AdS3, namely the Ryu-Takayanagi geodesic minimally coupled to the U(1) Chern-Simons gauge field. We identify the holonomy around the Wilson line as the Aharonov-Bohm phases which, in the two-dimensional field theory, are generated by charged U(1) vertex operators inserted at the endpoints of the entangling interval. Furthermore, we devise a new method to calculate the symmetry resolved entanglement entropy by relating the generating function for the charged moments to the amount of charge in the entangling subregion. We calculate the subregion charge from the U(1) Chern-Simons gauge field sourced by the bulk Wilson line. We use our method to derive the symmetry-resolved entanglement entropy for Poincaré patch and global AdS3, as well as for the conical defect geometries. In all three cases, the symmetry resolved entanglement entropy is determined by the length of the Ryu-Takayanagi geodesic and the Chern-Simons level k, and fulfills equipartition of entanglement. The asymptotic symmetry algebra of the bulk theory is of $$ \hat{\mathfrak{u}}{(1)}_k $$ u ̂ 1 k Kac-Moody type. Employing the $$ \hat{\mathfrak{u}}{(1)}_k $$ u ̂ 1 k Kac-Moody symmetry, we confirm our holographic results by a calculation in the dual conformal field theory.


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