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Skew-rack cocycle invariants of closed $3$-manifolds

Takefumi Nosaka

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 26 (2026) 1451–1464
DOI: 10.2140/agt.2026.26.1451
Abstract

We establish a new approach to obtain 3-manifold invariants by means of Dehn surgery. In this approach, we introduce skew-racks with good involution and property FR, and define cocycle invariants as 3-manifold invariants.

Keywords
$3$-manifolds, surgery, knots, birack
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 16T25, 19J25, 20J06, 57K31
References
Publication
Received: 20 May 2023
Revised: 16 August 2024
Accepted: 19 April 2025
Published: 25 April 2026
Authors
Takefumi Nosaka
Department of Mathematics
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo
Japan

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