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1 CHERN-SIMONS THEORY AND WEYL QUANTIZATION Răzvan Gelca

2 CHERN-SIMONS THEORY AND WEYL QUANTIZATION Răzvan Gelca this talk is based on joint work and discussions with Alejandro Uribe, Alastair Hamilton, Charles Frohman, James Sta

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9 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory

10 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory Was constructed in order to give a geometric definition of the Jones polynomial of knots.

11 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra

12 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra Example: ( SU(2) = ( su(2) = ir z ab b ā! z ir! a 2 + b 2 =1 r 2 R,z 2 C ) ),.

13 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra M asmoothcompactorientable3-dimensionalmanifoldwithout boundary A a G-connection in M G.

14 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra M a3-manifold A a G-connection in M G. ThinkofA as a physical field on M with internal symmetry group G.

15 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra M a3-manifold A a G-connection in M G. ThinkofA as a physical field on M with internal symmetry group G.

16 Edward Witten s Chern-Simons theory G compact Lie group (the gauge group of the theory) Examples: U(1), SU(2), SU(n),... G its Lie algebra M a3-manifold A a G-connection in M G. Chern-Simons Lagrangian (functional) L(A) = 1 4 Z M tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A)

17 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M From the classical observable quantities of this physical theory we only care about Wilson lines: W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) where V is a representation of G and is a curve (knot) in M.

18 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M From the classical observable quantities of this physical theory we only care about Wilson lines: W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) where V is a representation of G and is a curve (knot) in M.

19 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) Now we consider the quantum observables,which are expectation values computed using Feynman integrals: Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA.

20 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) Now we consider the quantum observables,which are expectation values computed using Feynman integrals: Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA. If G = SU(2), V = C 2, M = S 3,thenthisistheJonespolynomial of the trajectory evaluated at e ih.

21 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) Now we consider the quantum observables,which are expectation values computed using Feynman integrals: Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA. The main objective of Witten s Chern-Simons theory is to study these quantized Wilson lines.

22 G Lie group, M 3-manifold, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da A ^ A ^ A). M W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) Now we consider the quantum observables,which are expectation values computed using Feynman integrals: Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA. Here you average the value of the Wilson line over the infinitedimensional space of connections (fields) with oscillatory measure e ihl(a) DA where h is Planck s constant.

23 Unfortunately this is a QUANTUM FIELD THEORY, and mathematics has made little progress in this area of physics.

24 Unfortunately this is a QUANTUM FIELD THEORY, andmath- ematics has made little progress in this area of physics. Fortunately Chern-Simons theory is a success story in quantum field theory, due to its many symmetries!

25 1. GAUGE SYMMETRIES Let g : M! G be a smooth map, viewed as a change of coordinates. Then the connection changes by A 7! g 1 Ag + g 1 dg.

26 1. GAUGE SYMMETRIES Let g : M! G be a smooth map, viewed as a change of coordinates. Then the connection changes by A 7! g 1 Ag + g 1 dg. Both e ihl(a) and W,V (A) are invariant under gauge transformations.

27 1. GAUGE SYMMETRIES Let g : M! G be a smooth map, viewed as a change of coordinates. Then the connection changes by A 7! g 1 Ag + g 1 dg. Both e ihl(a) and W,V (A) are invariant under gauge transformations. Paradigm (Witten): Quantization commutes with factorization by changes of coordinates.

28 1. GAUGE SYMMETRIES Let g : M! G be a smooth map, viewed as a change of coordinates. Then the connection changes by A 7! g 1 Ag + g 1 dg. Both e ihl(a) and W,V (A) are invariant under gauge transformations. Paradigm (Witten): Quantization commutes with factorization by changes of coordinates. This gives rise to quantum mechanical models.

29 2. ISOTOPIES

30 2. ISOTOPIES

31 2. ISOTOPIES

32 2. ISOTOPIES

33 2. ISOTOPIES The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under isotopies. They are knot invariants. Of the isotopies, the most important is the third Reidemeister move:

34 2. ISOTOPIES The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under isotopies. They are knot invariants. Of the isotopies, the most important is the third Reidemeister move:

35 2. ISOTOPIES The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under isotopies. They are knot invariants. Of the isotopies, the most important is the third Reidemeister move:

36 2. ISOTOPIES The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under isotopies. They are knot invariants. Of the isotopies, the most important is the third Reidemeister move: Paradigm (Reshetikhin): Chern-Simons theory can be modeled using quantum groups.

37 2. ISOTOPIES The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under isotopies. They are knot invariants. Of the isotopies, the most important is the third Reidemeister move: Paradigm (Reshetikhin): Chern-Simons theory can be modeled using quantum groups. This gives rise to rigorous models (Reshetikhin-Turaev theory).

38 3. ORIENTATION PRESERVING DIFFEOMORPHISMS OF M

39 3. ORIENTATION PRESERVING DIFFEOMORPHISMS OF M The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under orientation preserving di eomorphisms of M.

40 3. ORIENTATION PRESERVING DIFFEOMORPHISMS OF M The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under orientation preserving di eomorphisms of M. Paradigm (G.-Uribe): Chern-Simons theory is related to Weyl quantization.

41 3. ORIENTATION PRESERVING DIFFEOMORPHISMS OF M The quantized Wilson lines Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA are invariant under orientation preserving di eomorphisms of M. Paradigm (G.-Uribe): Chern-Simons theory is related to Weyl quantization. This allows us to identify combinatorial models in Chern-Simons theory with analytical models.

42 WEYL QUANTIZATION

43 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in 1931.

44 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle.

45 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle. It has two coordinates: position q and momentum p. They range freely in the phase space R 2.

46 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle. It has two coordinates: position q and momentum p. Theyrange freely in the phase space R 2.Positionandmomentumarefunctions on R 2 : (p, q) 7! q, (p, q) 7! p.

47 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle. It has two coordinates: position q and momentum p. Theyrange freely in the phase space R 2.Positionandmomentumarefunctions on R 2 : (p, q) 7! q, (p, q) 7! p. Every other classical observable is a function of p and q. example the total energy of the harmonic oscillator: E(p, q) = 1 2m p2 + k 2 q2. For

48 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle. It has two coordinates: position q and momentum p. They range freely in the phase space R 2.Positionandmomentumarefunctions on R 2 : (p, q) 7! q, (p, q) 7! p. The evolution of an observable is defined by Hamilton s equation df H: total energy.

49 WEYL QUANTIZATION Was introduced by Hermann Weyl in Consider a free particle. It has two coordinates: position q and momentum p. Theyrange freely in the phase space R 2. According to W. Heisenberg we pass from classical to quantum mechanics by replacing phase space 7! Hilbert space functions on the phase space 7! linear operators on the Hilbert space Hamilton s equation turns into Schroedinger s equation.

50 Postulate of quantum mechanics: R 2 7! L 2 (R) q 7! Q, Qf(q) =qf(q) p 7! P

51 Postulate of quantum mechanics: R 2 7! L 2 (R) q 7! Q, Qf(q) =qf(q) p 7! P Weyl quantization: exp(iq) 7! exp iq exp(ip) 7! exp ip.

52 Postulate of quantum mechanics: R 2 7! L 2 (R) q 7! Q, Qf(q) =qf(q) p 7! P Weyl quantization: exp(ixq + iyp) 7! exp(ixq + iyp ) then extend using the Fourier transform and the inverse Fourier transform ZZ f = ˆf(x, y)e ixq+iyp dxdy.

53 Postulate of quantum mechanics: R 2 7! L 2 (R) q 7! Q, Qf(q) =qf(q) p 7! P Weyl quantization: exp(ixq + iyp) 7! exp(ixq + iyp ) then extend using the Fourier transform and the inverse Fourier transform ZZ f 7! op(f) = ˆf(x, y)e ixq+iyp dxdy.

54 Weyl quantization has a special symmetry that gave rise to the paradigm that it is related to Chern-Simons theory.

55 Weyl quantization has a special symmetry that gave rise to the paradigm that it is related to Chern-Simons theory. Stone-von Neumann: Qf(q) =qf(q) and P are the only operators that satisfy the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: PQ QP = i~i.

56 Weyl quantization has a special symmetry that gave rise to the paradigm that it is related to Chern-Simons theory. Stone-von Neumann: exp(iq)f(q) =e iq f(q) and exp(ip ) = are the only operators that satisfy the exponential Heisenberg uncertainty principle: e ip e iq = e i~ e iq e ip.

57 Weyl quantization has a special symmetry that gave rise to the paradigm that it is related to Chern-Simons theory. Stone-von Neumann: exp(iq)f(q) =e iq f(q) and exp(ip ) = are the only operators that satisfy the exponential Heisenberg uncertainty principle: e ip e iq = e i~ e iq e ip. Corollary: If you change coordinates in classical mechanics and then quantize you get the same model.

58 Weyl quantization has a special symmetry that gave rise to the paradigm that it is related to Chern-Simons theory. Stone-von Neumann: exp(iq)f(q) =e iq f(q) and exp(ip ) = are the only operators that satisfy the exponential Heisenberg uncertainty principle: e ip e iq = e i~ e iq e ip. Corollary: If you change coordinates in classical mechanics and then quantize you get a unitary equivalent model.

59 Coordinate changes in classical mechanics are the ones that preserve the Poisson bracket @p@q.

60 Coordinate changes in classical mechanics are the ones that preserve the Poisson bracket @f The linear ones form the symplectic group (! ) ab Sp(1) = ad bc =1. cd

61 Coordinate changes in classical mechanics are the ones that preserve the Poisson bracket @f The linear ones form the symplectic group (! ) ab Sp(1) = ad bc =1. cd Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1.

62 Coordinate changes in classical mechanics are the ones that preserve the Poisson bracket @f The linear ones form the symplectic group (! ) ab Sp(1) = ad bc =1. cd Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1.

63 Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1. : Sp(1)! Lin(L 2 (R)) is known as the metaplectic representation. ItisdefinedbyFouriertransforms.

64 Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1. : Sp(1)! Lin(L 2 (R)) is known as the metaplectic representation. ItisdefinedbyFouriertransforms. This equality holds for other quantization models up to an error in Planck s constant. op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1 + O(~).

65 Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1. : Sp(1)! Lin(L 2 (R)) is known as the metaplectic representation. ItisdefinedbyFouriertransforms. This equality holds for other quantization models up to an error in Planck s constant. op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1 + O(~). This is known as the Egorov condition satisfied exactly only for Weyl quantization.

66 Let h 2 Sp(1). The fact that after changing coordinates you obtain a unitary equivalent model means that there is a unitary map (h) :L 2 (R)! L 2 (R) such that op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1. : Sp(1)! Lin(L 2 (R)) is known as the metaplectic representation. ItisdefinedbyFouriertransforms. This equality holds for other quantization models up to an error in Planck s constant. op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1 + O(~). This is known as the Egorov condition satisfied exactly only for Weyl quantization. It is this symmetry of Weyl quantization that we related to the symmetry of Chern-Simons theory that comes from di eomorphisms.

67 QUANTUM GROUPS First appeared in the study, by the Russian school of mathematical physics, of exactly solvable models in statistical mechanics. The term was coined by V. Drinfel d (see also the work of M. Jimbo).

68 QUANTUM GROUPS A2-dimensionalstatisticalmechanicsmodel:

69 QUANTUM GROUPS A2-dimensionalstatisticalmechanicsmodel: can be interpreted as a 1-dimensional quantum system with nodes being collisons (scattering of particles).

70 QUANTUM GROUPS The Bethe Ansatz is a time symmetry that makes the system solvable

71 QUANTUM GROUPS The Bethe Ansatz is a time symmetry that makes the system solvable

72 QUANTUM GROUPS The Bethe Ansatz is a time symmetry that makes the system solvable

73 QUANTUM GROUPS The Bethe Ansatz is a time symmetry that makes the system solvable In statistical mechanics this symmetry is called the Yang-Baxter equation.

74 Quantum groups are a mathematical device that produce solvable models.

75 Quantum groups are a mathematical device that produce solvable models. Here is the idea:

76 Quantum groups are a mathematical device that produce solvable models. Here is the idea: H = V 1 V 2 V 3 V 4 V 5 V j are representations of the quantum group (which is a Hopf algebra).

77 Quantum groups are a mathematical device that produce solvable models. Here is the idea: H = V 1 V 2 V 3 V 4 V 5 S : V 3 V 4! V 4 V 3. The scattering matrix S is a representation homomorphism.

78 Quantum groups are obtained as deformations of Lie algebras.

79 Quantum groups are obtained as deformations of Lie algebras, with respect to a parameter that can be interpreted as Planck s constant.

80 Quantum groups are obtained as deformations of Lie algebras, with respect to a parameter that can be interpreted as Planck s constant. The representation theory of the quantum group parallels that of the Lie algebra, but it contains the deformation parameter.

81 Quantum groups are obtained as deformations of Lie algebras, with respect to a parameter that can be interpreted as Planck s constant. The representation theory of the quantum group parallels that of the Lie algebra, but it contains the deformation parameter. The Bethe Ansatz implies that quantum groups yield knot invariants (N. Reshetikhin).

82 The Bethe Ansatz implies that quantum groups yield knot invariants.

83 The Bethe Ansatz implies that quantum groups yield knot invariants (N. Reshetikhin). This is a 1-dimensional linear map, hence a number. Reshetikhin s paradigm: This number is Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA

84 Remember our goal: G Lie group, M compact, orientable 3-manifold without boundary, A G-connection on M, L(A) = 1 Z tr(a ^ da M 3 A ^ A ^ A) W,V (A) =trace V holonomy (A) Understand: Z W,V (A)e ihl(a) DA

85 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model.

86 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. This means that we have a Hilbert space and linear operators acting on the Hilbert space.

87 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. This means that we have a Hilbert space and linear operators acting on the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space consists of the linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines inside a handlebody

88 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. This means that we have a Hilbert space and linear operators acting on the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space consists of the linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines inside a handlebody These are not well defined because the handlebody has a boundary. We view the vectors as linear functionals on the space of linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines outside the handlebody.

89 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. This means that we have a Hilbert space and linear operators acting on the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space consists of the linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines inside a handlebody These are not well defined because the handlebody has a boundary. We view the vectors as linear functionals on the space of linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines outside the handlebody.

90 We use Wilson lines to mimic a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. This means that we have a Hilbert space and linear operators acting on the Hilbert space. The Hilbert space consists of the linear combinations of quantized Wilson lines inside a handlebody The linear operators are defined by the action of quantized Wilson lines on the boundary.

91 This can be made rigorous using quantum groups.

92 This can be made rigorous using quantum groups. We obtain a Hamiltonian quantum physical model.

93 This can be made rigorous using quantum groups. We obtain a Hamiltonian quantum physical model. AquantumphysicalmodelofWHAT???

94 We obtain a quantization of the space of connections (fields) on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody modulo gauge transformations (changes of coordinates).

95 We obtain a quantization of the space of connections (fields) on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody modulo gauge transformations (changes of coordinates). Using insights that come from the work of Guillemin and Sternberg, this space is the moduli space of flat G-connections on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody.

96 We obtain a quantization of the space of connections (fields) on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody modulo gauge transformations (changes of coordinates). Using insights that come from the work of Guillemin and Sternberg, this space is the moduli space of flat G-connections on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody.

97 We obtain a quantization of the space of connections (fields) on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody modulo gauge transformations (changes of coordinates). Using insights that come from the work of Guillemin and Sternberg, this space is the moduli space of flat G-connections on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody. A.Yu. Alexeev,V. Schomerus -deformationquantization G.-A. Uribe -quantummechanicalmodelwithhilbertspaces and linear operators.

98 We obtain a quantization of the space of connections (fields) on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody modulo gauge transformations (changes of coordinates). Using insights that come from the work of Guillemin and Sternberg, this space is the moduli space of flat G-connections on the surface that is the boundary of the handlebody. A.Yu. Alexeev,V. Schomerus -deformationquantization G.-A. Uribe -quantummechanicalmodelwithhilbertspaces and linear operators. We obtain the quantum group quantization of the moduli space of flat G-connections on a surface.

99 These moduli spaces have been studied by many people: Narasimhan and Seshadri (complex structure) Atiyah and Bott (symplectic form) Goldman (symplectic form)

100 These moduli spaces have been studied by many people: Narasimhan and Seshadri (complex structure) Atiyah and Bott (symplectic form) Goldman (symplectic form) They are quite complicated except when G = U(1), thegroupofrotationsoftheplaneaboutapoint; G arbitrary and the surface is a torus.

101 These moduli spaces have been studied by many people: Narasimhan and Seshadri (complex structure) Atiyah and Bott (symplectic form) Goldman (symplectic form) They are quite complicated except when G = U(1), thegroupofrotationsoftheplaneaboutapoint; G arbitrary and the surface is a torus. Examples for the torus:

102 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well.

103 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well. Theorem: Weyl quantization coincides with the quantum group quantization: for the torus and G = SU(2) -G.-Uribe for any surface and G = U(1) -G.-Hamilton.

104 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well. Theorem: Weyl quantization coincides with the quantum group quantization: for the torus and G = SU(2) -G.-Uribe(Communicationsin Mathematical Physics, 2003) for any surface and G = U(1) -G.-Hamilton(NewYorkJournal of Mathematics, 2015, Theta Functions and Knots, World Scientific, 2014).

105 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well. Theorem: Weyl quantization coincides with the quantum group quantization: for the torus and G = SU(2) -G.-Uribe for any surface and G = U(1) -G.-Hamilton. One should note that the quantum group quantization model is well behaved under the symmetries of the surface:

106 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well. Theorem: Weyl quantization coincides with the quantum group quantization: for the torus and G = SU(2) -G.-Uribe for any surface and G = U(1) -G.-Hamilton. One should note that the quantum group quantization model is well behaved under the symmetries of the surface: Exactly in the same way, Weyl quantization is well behaved with respect to the symmetries of R 2.

107 In these cases we can define Weyl quantization as well. Theorem: Weyl quantization coincides with the quantum group quantization: for the torus and G = SU(2) -G.-Uribe for any surface and G = U(1) -G.-Hamilton. One should note that the quantum group quantization model is well behaved under the symmetries of the surface. Every di eomorphism of the surface induces a symplectomorphism of the moduli space. Weyl quantization is well behaved with respect to the symplectomorphisms of the moduli space.

108 The exact Egorov identity is satisfied by Weyl quantization and the metaplectic representation: op(f h) = (h)op(f) (h) 1. Asimilaridentityissatisfiedbythequantumgroupquantization of the moduli space of flat G-connections on a surface and the Reshetikhin-Turaev representation of the mapping class group of the surface.

109 Paradigm: The quantum group quantization of the moduli space of flat G-connections on a surface is the Weyl quantization of this moduli space when Weyl quantization is defined and is a generalization of Weyl quantization when Weyl quantization is not defined.

110 Paradigm: The quantum group quantization of the moduli space of flat G-connections on a surface is the Weyl quantization of this moduli space when Weyl quantization is defined and is a generalization of Weyl quantization when Weyl quantization is not defined. Weyl quantization is one of the hardest quantization models to generalize! It is strange that it shows up in Chern-Simons theory.

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