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On the Chen-Yang volume conjecture (Intelligence of Low-dimensional Topology)
No full textIn this survey, we will introduce the Chen-Yang volume conjecture, which predicts a relationship between the growth rate of Turaev-Viro invariants of a 3-manifold and its hyperbolic volume. We will give a summary of partial results on this subject
Analyse semi-classique des opérateurs courbes en TQFT
Get PDFIn this thesis we study the asymptotics of some invariants of 3-manifolds, known as "quantum invariants" which were defined by Witten, Reshetikhin and Turaev. These invariants are part of a TQFT structure, that is a monoidal functor for a category of cobordism to the category of complex vector spaces. In this setting, curves on surfaces induce endomorphisms of TQFT vector spaces, called curve operators, which are one of the main object in our study. All these invariants depend of an integer parameter r, and we are interested in their behavior when r tends to infinity. We can then see that quantum invariants are related to more geometric objects, like the moduli space of conjugacy classes of SU2 representations of the fundamental group of a surface. The thesis is divided in 3 parts: in the first one we introduce the notion of TQFT and the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants, then we give basic properties of the SU2-moduli spaces and explain the general approach of geometric quantification. In the second one we present a result on the asymptotics of matrix coefficients of curve operators. Using skein calculus and a theorem of Bullock, we express the first two terms of their expansion in terms of trace functions on the SU2-moduli space associated to multicurves. The final part gives an asymptotic expansion of matrix coefficents of quantum representations. A geometric model for TQFT vector spaces is defined, and we show that curve operators can be seen as Toeplitz operators in this model. Standard tools of semi-classical analysis allow us to deduce the result from this.Witten, Reshetikhin et Turaev ont défini des invariants des variétés topologiques de dimension 3, dits "quantiques" qui s'étendent en une structure de TQFT, c'est-à-dire un foncteur monoïdal d'une catégorie de cobordismes vers la catégorie des espaces vectoriels complexes. Nous étudions ici leur asymptotique. Dans ce cadre, les courbes sur une surface induisent des endomorphismes des espaces de TQFT, appelés opérateurs courbes, qui sont l'un des objets centraux du mémoire. Tous ces invariants dépendant d'un paramètre entier r, on s'intéresse à leur comportement quand r tend vers l'infini. On s'aperçoit alors que les invariants quantiques sont liés à des objets plus géométriques, comme les espaces des modules des représentations dans SU2 du groupe fondamental d'une surface. La première partie de la thèse introduit la notion de TQFT et les invariants de Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev, puis donne des rudiments de géométrie de l'espace des modules SU2 d'une surface et de quantification géométrique. La deuxième partie présente un résultat sur l'asymptotique des coefficients de matrices des opérateurs courbes en TQFT. A partir de calcul d'écheveau et d'un théorème de Bullock, on relie les deux premiers termes de leur développement aux fonctions traces associées aux multicourbes. Cette thèse aboutit dans la troisième partie à un résultat asymptotique pour les coefficients de matrices des représentations quantiques. Un modèle géométrique est proposé pour les espaces de TQFT associés aux surfaces, et il est montré que les opérateurs courbes s'identifient alors à des opérateurs de Toeplitz. Des méthodes standards d'analyse semi-classiques permettent d'en déduire le résultat
Semi-classical analysis of curve operators in TQFT
No full textWitten, Reshetikhin et Turaev ont défini des invariants des variétés topologiques de dimension 3, dits "quantiques" qui s'étendent en une structure de TQFT, c'est-à-dire un foncteur monoïdal d'une catégorie de cobordismes vers la catégorie des espaces vectoriels complexes. Nous étudions ici leur asymptotique. Dans ce cadre, les courbes sur une surface induisent des endomorphismes des espaces de TQFT, appelés opérateurs courbes, qui sont l'un des objets centraux du mémoire. Tous ces invariants dépendant d'un paramètre entier r, on s'intéresse à leur comportement quand r tend vers l'infini. On s'aperçoit alors que les invariants quantiques sont liés à des objets plus géométriques, comme les espaces des modules des représentations dans SU2 du groupe fondamental d'une surface. La première partie de la thèse introduit la notion de TQFT et les invariants de Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev, puis donne des rudiments de géométrie de l'espace des modules SU2 d'une surface et de quantification géométrique. La deuxième partie présente un résultat sur l'asymptotique des coefficients de matrices des opérateurs courbes en TQFT. A partir de calcul d'écheveau et d'un théorème de Bullock, on relie les deux premiers termes de leur développement aux fonctions traces associées aux multicourbes. Cette thèse aboutit dans la troisième partie à un résultat asymptotique pour les coefficients de matrices des représentations quantiques. Un modèle géométrique est proposé pour les espaces de TQFT associés aux surfaces, et il est montré que les opérateurs courbes s'identifient alors à des opérateurs de Toeplitz. Des méthodes standards d'analyse semi-classiques permettent d'en déduire le résultat.In this thesis we study the asymptotics of some invariants of 3-manifolds, known as "quantum invariants" which were defined by Witten, Reshetikhin and Turaev. These invariants are part of a TQFT structure, that is a monoidal functor for a category of cobordism to the category of complex vector spaces. In this setting, curves on surfaces induce endomorphisms of TQFT vector spaces, called curve operators, which are one of the main object in our study. All these invariants depend of an integer parameter r, and we are interested in their behavior when r tends to infinity. We can then see that quantum invariants are related to more geometric objects, like the moduli space of conjugacy classes of SU2 representations of the fundamental group of a surface. The thesis is divided in 3 parts: in the first one we introduce the notion of TQFT and the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants, then we give basic properties of the SU2-moduli spaces and explain the general approach of geometric quantification. In the second one we present a result on the asymptotics of matrix coefficients of curve operators. Using skein calculus and a theorem of Bullock, we express the first two terms of their expansion in terms of trace functions on the SU2-moduli space associated to multicurves. The final part gives an asymptotic expansion of matrix coefficents of quantum representations. A geometric model for TQFT vector spaces is defined, and we show that curve operators can be seen as Toeplitz operators in this model. Standard tools of semi-classical analysis allow us to deduce the result from this
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
An embedding of skein algebras of surfaces into quantum tori from Dehn-Thurston coordinates
No full textWe construct embeddings of Kauffman bracket skein algebras of surfaces
(either closed or with boundary) into localized quantum tori using the action
of the skein algebra on the skein module of the handlebody. We use those
embeddings to study representations of Kauffman skein algebras at roots of
unity and get a new proof of Bonahon-Wong's unicity conjecture. Our method
allows one to explicitly reconstruct the unique representation with fixed
classical shadow, as long as the classical shadow is irreducible with image not
conjuguate to the quaternion group.Comment: 38 pages, 14 figure
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Gromov norm and Turaev-Viro invariants of 3-manifolds
No full textInternational audienceWe establish a relation between the "large r" asymptotics of the Turaev-Viro invariants T V-r and the Gromov norm of 3-manifolds. We show that for any orientable, compact 3-manifold M, with (possibly empty) toroidal boundary, log vertical bar T V-r(M)vertical bar is bounded above by Cr parallel to M parallel to for some universal constant C: We obtain topological criteria for the growth to be exponential; that is log vertical bar T V-r(M)vertical bar >= Br, for some B > 0, and construct infinite families of hyperbolic 3-manifolds whose Turaev-Viro invariants grow exponentially. These constructions are essential for related work of the authors which makes progress on a conjecture of Andersen, Masbaum and Ueno.We also show that, like the Gromov norm, the values of the invariants T V-r do not increase under Dehn filling. Finally we give constructions of 3-manifolds, both with zero and non-zero Gromov norm, for which the Turaev-Viro invariants determine the Gromov norm
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