Knot Categorification from Mirror Symmetry, Part I: Coherent Sheaves

Abstract

We derive two geometric approaches to categorification of quantum invariants of links associated to an arbitrary compact simple Lie group ${}^{L}G$. In part I, we describe the first approach, based on an equivariant derived category of coherent sheaves on $\mathcal{X}$, the moduli space of singular $G$-monopoles, where $G$ is related to ${}^{L}G$ by Langlands duality. In part II, we describe the second approach, based on the derived category of a Fukaya-Seidel category of a Calabi-Yau $Y$ with potential $W$. The two approaches are related by a version of mirror symmetry, which plays a crucial role in the story. In part III, we explain the string theory origin of these results, and the relation to an approach due to Witten.

arXiv comment107 pages, 18 figures. v2: references added, minor corrections

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