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On the absolute value of the SO(3)-invariant and other summands of the Turaev-Viro invariant

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  1. George Washington University, Funger 428A, 2201 G St., NW, Washington, D.C., 20052, U.S.A.

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Banach Center Publications
1998/42/1
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Pages:
395-408
Main language of publication
English
Published
1998
Exact and natural sciences