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Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors (2017)
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Bärenz, M., & Barrett, J. W. (2018). Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors. Communications in Mathematical Physics, 360(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-017-3012-9

A family of invariants of smooth, oriented four-dimensional manifolds is defined via handle decompositions and the Kirby calculus of framed link diagrams. The invariants are parametrised by a pivotal functor from a spherical fusion category into a ri... Read More about Dichromatic state sum models for four-manifolds from pivotal functors.