Geometric interpretation of simplicial formulas for the Chern-Simons invariant

DOI10.2140/agt.2012.12.805zbMath1251.57015arXiv1011.3139MaRDI QIDQ422123

Julien Marché

Publication date: 16 May 2012

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.3139

zbMATH Keywords

dilogarithm; Chern-Simons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

58J28: Eta-invariants, Chern-Simons invariants

Related Items

Cohomological invariants of representations of 3-manifold groups, Flat connections in three-manifolds and classical Chern-Simons invariant

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