Topological quantum field theory and invariants of graphs for quantum groups

DOI10.1007/BF02100592zbMath0828.57012arXivhep-th/9309024OpenAlexW2053382825MaRDI QIDQ1345176

Bergfinnur Durhuus, Anna Beliakova

Publication date: 2 March 1995

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9309024

zbMATH Keywords

3-manifoldstopological quantum field theoriesribbon graphcoloured graphs\(U_ q (\text{sl} (2, \mathbb{C}))\)generalized \(6j\)-symbolsquantum group associated to \(\text{SL} (2, \mathbb{C})\)

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