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We establish a relation between the refined Hopf link invariant and the S-matrix of the refined Chern-Simons theory. We show that the refined open string partition function corresponding to the Hopf link, calculated using the refined topological vertex, when expressed in the basis of Macdonald polynomials gives the S-matrix of the refined Chern-Simons theory.
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Iqbal, A., Kozçaz, C. Refined Hopf link revisited. J. High Energ. Phys. 2012, 46 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP04(2012)046
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