{"title":"A note on the $\\Theta$-invariant of 3-manifolds","authors":"A. Cattaneo, Tatsuro Shimizu","doi":"10.4171/QT/146","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this note, we revisit the $\\Theta$-invariant as defined by R. Bott and the first author. The $\\Theta$-invariant is an invariant of rational homology 3-spheres with acyclic orthogonal local systems, which is a generalization of the 2-loop term of the Chern-Simons perturbation theory. The $\\Theta$-invariant can be defined when a cohomology group is vanishing. In this note, we give a slightly modified version of the $\\Theta$-invariant that we can define even if the cohomology group is not vanishing.","PeriodicalId":51331,"journal":{"name":"Quantum Topology","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Quantum Topology","FirstCategoryId":"100","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4171/QT/146","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"数学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"MATHEMATICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this note, we revisit the $\Theta$-invariant as defined by R. Bott and the first author. The $\Theta$-invariant is an invariant of rational homology 3-spheres with acyclic orthogonal local systems, which is a generalization of the 2-loop term of the Chern-Simons perturbation theory. The $\Theta$-invariant can be defined when a cohomology group is vanishing. In this note, we give a slightly modified version of the $\Theta$-invariant that we can define even if the cohomology group is not vanishing.
期刊介绍:
Quantum Topology is a peer reviewed journal dedicated to publishing original research articles, short communications, and surveys in quantum topology and related areas of mathematics. Topics covered include in particular:
Low-dimensional Topology
Knot Theory
Jones Polynomial and Khovanov Homology
Topological Quantum Field Theory
Quantum Groups and Hopf Algebras
Mapping Class Groups and Teichmüller space
Categorification
Braid Groups and Braided Categories
Fusion Categories
Subfactors and Planar Algebras
Contact and Symplectic Topology
Topological Methods in Physics.