The Århus integral of rational homology 3-spheres. II: Invariance and universality

DOI10.1007/S00029-002-8109-ZMaRDI QIDQ1849773zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Dror Bar-Natan, Lev Rozansky, Stavros Garoufalidis, Dylan P. Thurston

Publication date 1 December 2002

Published in Selecta Mathematica. New Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9801049

zbMATH Keywords

3-manifoldsfinite type invariantsGaussian integrationholonomyKirby movesrational homology three-spheres

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants (58J28)

Abstract: We continue the work started in part I (q-alg/9706004) and prove the invariance and universality in the class of finite type invariants of the object defined and motivated there, namely the Aarhus integral of rational homology 3-spheres. Our main tool in proving invariance is a translation scheme that translates statements in multi-variable calculus (Gaussian integration, integration by parts, etc.) to statements about diagrams. Using this scheme the straight-forward "philosophical" calculus-level proofs of part I become straight-forward honest diagram-level proofs here. The universality proof is standard and utilizes a simple "locality" property of the Kontsevich integral.

Review text

This is a second in a series of 4 papers dealing with an invariant for rational homology 3-spheres which the authors call the Århus integral. The first paper [Sel. Math., New Ser. 8, No. 3, 341--371 (2002; Zbl 1012.57013)] was an introductory paper on the subject. In the paper under review, the authors prove the invariance and the universality in the class of finite type invariants of the Århus integral. Invariance means mainly invariance with respect to the second Kirby move for links. The general set-up of the work involves the theory of formal Gaussian integration and a neighbouring theory of formal differential operators. The main tool for proving invariance is a scheme that translates statements in multi-variable calculus (Gaussian integration, integration by parts, etc.) into statements about diagrams.

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