The quantum $\mathfrak{sl}(n,\mathbb{C})$ representation theory and its applications

Myeong-Ju Jeong, Dongseok Kim

Published 2005-06-20, updated 2012-11-10Version 4

In this paper, we study the quantum $\mathfrak{sl}(n)$ representation category using the web space. Specially, we extend $\mathfrak{sl}(n)$ web space for $n\ge 4$ as generalized Temperley-Lieb algebras. As an application of our study, we find that the HOMFLY polynomial $P_n(q)$ specialized to a one variable polynomial can be computed by a linear expansion with respect to a presentation of the quantum representation category of $\mathfrak{sl}(n)$. Moreover, we correct the false conjecture \cite{PS:superiod} given by Chbili, which addresses the relation between some link polynomials of a periodic link and its factor link such as Alexander polynomial $(n = 0)$ and Jones polynomial $(n = 2)$ and prove the corrected conjecture not only for HOMFLY polynomial but also for the colored HOMFLY polynomial specialized to a one variable polynomial.