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A quantum obstruction to embedding
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A quantum obstruction to embedding

Charles Frohman and Joanna Kania-Bartoszyńska
Mathematical proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Vol.131(2), pp.279-293
2001
DOI: 10.1017/S0305004101005230

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Abstract

An invariant of a three-manifold with boundary is derived from topological quantum field theory. This invariant is then used as an obstruction to embedding one 3-manifold into another.

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