Title

Three-dimensional 2-framed TQFTS and surgery

Authors

Stephen F. Sawin, Fairfield UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Article Version

Post-print

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

The notion of 2-framed three-manifolds is defined. The category of 2-framed cobordisms is described, and used to define a 2-framed three-dimensional TQFT. Using skeletonization and special features of this category, a small set of data and relations is given that suffice to construct a 2-framed three-dimensional TQFT. These data and relations are expressed in the language of surgery.

Comments

Electronic version of an article published in Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications, 13, 7, 2004, 947-996. DOI: 10.1142/S0218216504003536 © copyright World Scientific Publishing Company. http://www.worldscinet.com/jktr/jktr.shtml

Publication Title

Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications

Repository Citation

Sawin, Stephen F., "Three-dimensional 2-framed TQFTS and surgery" (2004). Mathematics Faculty Publications. 21.
https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/mathandcomputerscience-facultypubs/21

Published Citation

Sawin, Stephen F. 2004. Three-dimensional 2-framed TQFTS and surgery. Journal of Knot Theory and its Ramifications 13 (7), 947-996.

DOI

10.1142/S0218216504003536

Peer Reviewed