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A SKEIN THEORETIC PROOF OF THE 3-MANIFOLD INVARIANT

TIMOTHY J. O'BRIEN

Morehead State University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 150 University Blvd., Box 701, Morehead, KY 40351-1689, USA

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Abstract

We develop a skein recoupling theory for quantum G₂ involving skeins of 1 or 2 strands. The recoupling theory is used to define a combinatorial method for computing quantum G₂ 3-manifold invariants at 15th and 18th roots of unity.

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AMSC: 57M27, 20G42

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