Quantum Invariants of Knots and 3-Manifolds

Vladimir G. Turaev

Published by De Gruyter 2010

Quantum Invariants of Knots and 3-Manifolds

Vladimir G. Turaev

Volume 18 in the series De Gruyter Studies in Mathematics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110221848

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About this book

Due to the strong appeal and wide use of this monograph, it is now available in its second revised edition. The monograph gives a systematic treatment of 3-dimensional topological quantum field theories (TQFTs) based on the work of the author with N. Reshetikhin and O. Viro. This subject was inspired by the discovery of the Jones polynomial of knots and the Witten-Chern-Simons field theory. On the algebraic side, the study of 3-dimensional TQFTs has been influenced by the theory of braided categories and the theory of quantum groups.

The book is divided into three parts. Part I presents a construction of 3-dimensional TQFTs and 2-dimensional modular functors from so-called modular categories. This gives a vast class of knot invariants and 3-manifold invariants as well as a class of linear representations of the mapping class groups of surfaces. In Part II the technique of 6j-symbols is used to define state sum invariants of 3-manifolds. Their relation to the TQFTs constructed in Part I is established via the theory of shadows. Part III provides constructions of modular categories, based on quantum groups and skein modules of tangles in the 3-space.

This fundamental contribution to topological quantum field theory is accessible to graduate students in mathematics and physics with knowledge of basic algebra and topology. It is an indispensable source for everyone who wishes to enter the forefront of this fascinating area at the borderline of mathematics and physics.

From the contents:

Invariants of graphs in Euclidean 3-space and of closed 3-manifolds
Foundations of topological quantum field theory
Three-dimensional topological quantum field theory
Two-dimensional modular functors
6j-symbols
Simplicial state sums on 3-manifolds
Shadows of manifolds and state sums on shadows
Constructions of modular categories

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Vladimir G. Turaev, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Towards Topological Field Theory
Chapter I. Invariants of graphs in Euclidean 3-space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
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Chapter III. Foundations of topological quantum field theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Chapter IV. Three-dimensional topological quantum field theory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
Chapter V. Two-dimensional modular functors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Part II. The Shadow World
Chapter VI. 6j-symbols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Chapter VII. Simplicial state sums on 3-manifolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
Chapter VIII. Generalities on shadows Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Chapter IX. Shadows of manifolds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	394
Chapter X. State sums on shadows Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	435
Part III. Towards Modular Categories
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Chapter XII. A geometric construction of modular categories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	518
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Audience: Researchers, Graduate Students of Mathematics; Academic Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 592
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- Other: Num. figs.
Keywords: Topogical Field Theory; Knots; 3-Manifold Invariants; State Sums; Monoidal Categories

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Published: April 29, 2010
ISBN: 9783110221848