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KNOTS in WASHINGTON XV (2nd Japan-USA Workshop in Knot Theory)
January 10-15, 2003
George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, USA

Organizers
Kazuaki Kobayashi, Jozef H. Przytycki, Yongwu Rong, Shin-ichi Suzuki, Kouki Taniyama, Tatsuya Tsukamoto, Akira Yasuhara

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Turaev-Viro invariant and spinal surfaces in a 3-manifold.
by
Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska
Boise State University
Coauthors: Charles Frohman (University of Iowa)

Turaev-Viro invariant of a 3-manifold can be expressed as a sum over spinal surfaces. This formulation leads itself to extending the definition of the invariant when the value of a complex parameter is not a root of unity. This is joint work with Charles Frohman.

Date received: January 9, 2003

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