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The author studies two structures in the topological quantum field theory (TQFT) for the perturbative \(SO(3)\) invariant, the action of the mapping class group and the inner product. He constructs the quantum Hilbert space \({\mathcal H}_{T^2},\) which is obtained by asymptotic expansion of the quantum \(SO(3)\) invariant. The basic formula for the inner product \(\langle Z(M_1),Z(M_2)\rangle = Z(M_1 \cup_\Sigma (-M_2)) \) is only defined for restricted cobordisms so that \(M_1 \cup_\Sigma (-M_2)\) is a homology 3-sphere. The perturbative TQFT for the perturbative \(SO(3)\) invariant is constructed as restricted TQFT with this homological assumption. The author gives a formulation of central extensions of mapping class groups of closed surfaces by using the notion of classes of surgery presentations of 3-cobordisms. He shows relations between the quantum \(SO(3)\) invariant and the perturbative \(SO(3)\) invariant of links and 3-manifolds. He then uses the relations to give the two structures of quantum Hilbert space of the torus for the perturbative \(SO(3)\) invariant. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0919.00057].