Alexander-polynomial formula for the proper Abelian BF knot observable
Alexander-polynomial formula for the proper Abelian BF knot observable
Let be a knot, let be the coupling parameter, and let denote the unknot. Let be the Alexander polynomial evaluated at , and set
Let be the proper solution whose vacuum expectation value is ambient-isotopy invariant. Alexander-polynomial conjecture. Its normalized vacuum expectation value satisfies
This identifies the normalized Abelian BF observable with the inverse Alexander polynomial, extending the classical observable's expected knot-invariant formula to the quantum setting.
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Alberto S. Cattaneo, “Abelian BF Theories and Knot Invariants”, arXiv:hep-th/9609205 (1997).
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