Index for a mutation loop

Abstract

Motivated by the 3d-3d correspondence, we introduce an index $\mathcal{I}_g^ϕ$ for a mutation loop $ϕ$ of a quiver and an integer $g \geq 0$. We prove its integrality $\mathcal{I}_g^ϕ\in \mathbb{Z}$ under certain conditions, which extends the integrality conjecture of Gang--Kim--Yoon for $3$-manifolds to the broader framework of mutation loops in cluster algebras. Our index also has an interpretation as the genus-$g$ partition function of a $(1+1)$-dimensional TQFT. We provide explicit computations for mutation loops of period one. In particular, in the case of the generalized Kronecker quivers, we give an explicit formula expressing the generating function of the indices for all genera $g$ as a ratio of polynomials. Altogether, we provide a new insight to the interplay between the geometry of $3$-manifolds and cluster algebra.