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The equality of 3-manifold invariants

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-26 v3 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

The invariants of 3-manifolds defined by Kuperberg for involutory Hopf algebras and those defined by the authors for spherical Hopf algebras are the same for Hopf algebras on which they are both defined.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9406019,
  title  = {The equality of 3-manifold invariants},
  author = {John W. Barrett and Bruce W. Westbury},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9406019},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

8 pages, definition of state sum invariant improved for clarity, plus minor typos corrected. With 3 postscript figures. further change: BoxedEPSF macro now included