Links, Quantum Groups, and TQFT's

dc.creatorSawin, Stephen
dc.date1995-06-02
dc.date1995-07-31
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:04:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:04:51Z
dc.descriptionThe Jones polynomial and the Kauffman bracket are constructed, and their relation with knot and link theory is described. The quantum groups and tangle functor formalisms for understanding these invariants and their descendents are given. The quantum group $U_q(sl_2)$, which gives rise to the Jones polynomial, is constructed explicitly. The $3$-manifold invariants and the axiomatic topological quantum field theories which arise from these link invariants at certain values of the parameter are constructed.
dc.descriptionExpository/Survey. 36 pages, AMSLaTeX with psfig, *many* ps figures included via uufiles. PS file available at ftp://ftp-math-papers.mit.edu/Sawin/Sawin4.ps or http://web.mit.edu/org/m/mathdept/www/ . Unchanged except for commands to correct tex problems
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9506002
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/q-alg/9506002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/149532
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleLinks, Quantum Groups, and TQFT's
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