Mutation and the \(\eta\)-invariant (Q581885)

If F is a surface embedded in a 3-manifold M and \(\tau\) is a diffeomorphism of f, then a new 3-manifold \(M^{\tau}\) is obtained by cutting M along F and regluing via \(\tau\). In the present paper, F is a surface of genus 2 and \(\tau\) is the involution of F given by rotating F around its ``long axis'' by 180 degrees; also, some natural \(\tau\)- invariant open submanifolds of F are considered. If M is hyperbolic and F is incompressible, it is known by previous work of Ruberman that \(M^{\tau}\) is also hyperbolic with the same volume as M. The authors compare then the Chern-Simons-invariant and the \(\eta\)- invariant of \(M^{\tau}\) with that of M. Among other nice results, it is shown that \(\eta (M^{\tau})=\eta (M)\) if F is incompressible and two- sided.