Invariants of 3-manifolds via link polynomials and quantum groups

1991/12/01 by N. Reshetikhin, Nicolai Reshetikhin, V. G. Turaev +1 · 1,585 citations
Mathematics · #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #Algebra over a field #Combinatorics #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Link (geometry) #Mathematics #Pure mathematics #Quantum #Quantum mechanics #Topology (electrical circuits)

paper · doi:10.1007/bf01239527

published in Inventiones mathematicae 103(1), 547-597 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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