Topological Quantum Field Theory and Strong Shift Equivalence

DOI10.4153/CMB-1999-023-4zbMATH Open0948.57006arXivmath/9712214MaRDI QIDQ4262111FDOQ4262111

Publication date: 20 December 1999

Published in: Canadian Mathematical Bulletin (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Given a TQFT in dimension d+1, and an infinite cyclic covering of a closed (d+1)-dimensional manifold M, we define an invariant taking values in a strong shift equivalence class of matrices. The notion of strong shift equivalence originated in R. Williams' work in symbolic dynamics. The Turaev-Viro module associated to a TQFT and an infinite cyclic covering is then given by the Jordan form of this matrix away from zero. This invariant is also defined if the boundary of M has a circle factor and the infinite cyclic cover of the boundary is standard. We define a variant of a TQFT associated to a finite group G which has been studied by Quinn. In this way, we recover a link invariant due to D. Silver and S. Williams. We also obtain a variation on the Silver-Williams invariant, by using the TQFT associated to G in its unmodified form.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9712214

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zbMATH Keywords

symbolic dynamics TQFT topological quantum field theory Seifert manifolds strong shift equivalence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Topological quantum field theories (aspects of differential topology) (57R56) Quantum field theory; related classical field theories (81T99)

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