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Categorical centers and Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants

Quantum Algebra 2008-12-15 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

The center Z(C) of a spherical fusion category C (over an arbitrary commutative ring) is modular. We give an algorithm for computing the Reshetikhin-Turaev invariant defined with Z(C). It is based on Hopf diagrams and an explicit description of the structure of the coend of Z(C).

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@article{arxiv.0812.2426,
  title  = {Categorical centers and Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants},
  author = {Alain Bruguières and Alexis Virelizier},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.2426},
  year   = {2008}
}