On the relation between two quantum group invariants of 3-cobordisms
arXiv:q-alg/9502010 · doi:10.1016/S0393-0440(95)00062-3
Abstract
We prove in the context of quantum groups at even roots of unity that a Turaev-Viro type invariant of a 3-dimensional cobordism M equals the tensor product of the Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants of M and M*, where M* denotes M with orientation reversed.
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