Finite-type invariants of three-manifolds and the dimension subgroup problem

dc.creatorMassuyeau, Gwenael
dc.date2006-05-18
dc.date2006-12-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:46:14Z
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dc.descriptionFor a certain class of compact oriented 3-manifolds, M. Goussarov and K. Habiro have conjectured that the information carried by finite-type invariants should be characterized in terms of ``cut-and-paste'' operations defined by the lower central series of the Torelli group of a surface. In this paper, we observe that this is a variation of a classical problem in group theory, namely the ``dimension subgroup problem.'' This viewpoint allows us to prove, by purely algebraic methods, an analogue of the Goussarov-Habiro conjecture for finite-type invariants with values in a fixed field. We deduce that their original conjecture is true at least in a weaker form.
dc.description20 pages, 7 figures. Minor changes in this final version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605497
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0605497
dc.identifierJ. London Math. Soc. 75:3 (2007) 791-811
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/143186
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subject57M27, 16S34
dc.titleFinite-type invariants of three-manifolds and the dimension subgroup problem
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