p-Modular TQFT’s, Milnor torsion and the Casson-Lescop invariant

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  • Thomas Kerler
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We derive formulae which lend themselves to TQFT interpretations of the Milnor torsion, the Lescop invariant, the Casson invariant, and the Casson-Morita cocyle of a 3-manifold, and, furthermore, relate them to the Reshetikhin-Turaev theory. AMS Classification 57R56, 57M27; 17B10, 17B37, 17B50, 20C20

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تاریخ انتشار 2004