The Evaluation of Graphs on Surfaces for State-Sum Models with Defects

The evaluation of graphs on 2-spheres is a central ingredient of the Turaev-Viro construction of three-dimensional topological field theories. In this article, we introduce a class of graphs, called extruded graphs, relevant to the Turaev-Viro construction with general defect configurations involvin...

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Published in:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Date:2024
Main Authors: Farnsteiner, Julian, Schweigert, Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут математики НАН України 2024
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/212790
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:The Evaluation of Graphs on Surfaces for State-Sum Models with Defects. Julian Farnsteiner and Christoph Schweigert. SIGMA 20 (2024), 102, 51 pages

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Summary:The evaluation of graphs on 2-spheres is a central ingredient of the Turaev-Viro construction of three-dimensional topological field theories. In this article, we introduce a class of graphs, called extruded graphs, relevant to the Turaev-Viro construction with general defect configurations involving defects of various dimensions. We define the evaluation of extruded graphs and show that it is invariant under a set of moves. This ensures the computability and uniqueness of our evaluation.
ISSN:1815-0659