Invariants for one-dimensional cohomology classes arising from TQFT (Q675230)

Let \((V,Z)\) be a Topological Quantum Field Theory over a field \(f\) defined on a cobordism category whose morphisms are oriented \(n+1\)-manifolds perhaps with extra structure (for example a \(p_1\) structure and banded link). Let \((M,\chi )\) be a closed oriented \(n+1\)-manifold \(M\) with this extra structure together with \(\chi\in H^1(M)\). Suppose \(\chi:H_1(M)\to Z\) is an epimorphism. Let \(M_{\infty}\) denote the infinite cyclic cover of \(M\) given by \(\chi\). Consider a fundamental domain \(E\) for the action of the integers on \(M_{\infty}\) bounded by lifts of a surface \(\Sigma\) dual to \(\chi\), and in general position. \(E\) can be viewed as a cobordism from \(\Sigma\) to itself. The author gives Turaev and Viro's proof of their theorem that the similarity class of the nonnilpotent part of \(Z(E)\) is an invariant. He also gives a method to calculate this invariant for the \((V_p,Z_p)\) theories of Blanchet, Habegger, Masbaum and Vogel when \(M\) is 0-framed surgery to \(S^3\) along a knot \(K\) and a formula for this invariant when \(K\) is a twisted double of another knot. The formulas for the quantum invariants of branched covers of knots, and unbranched covers of 0-surgery to \(S^3\) along knots are obtained. The author studies periodicity among the quantum invariants of Brieskorn manifolds.