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Unified quantum invariants for integral homology spheres associated with simple Lie algebras

For each finite dimensional, simple, complex Lie algebra $\mathfrak g$ and each root of unity $ξ$ (with some mild restriction on the order) one can define the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev (WRT) quantum invariant $τ_M^{\mathfrak g}(ξ)\in \mathbb C$ of oriented 3-manifolds $M$. In the present paper we construct an invariant $J_M$ of integral homology spheres $M$ with values in the cyclotomic completion $\widehat {\mathbb Z [q]}$ of the polynomial ring $\mathbb Z [q]$, such that the evaluation of $J_M$ at each root of unity gives the WRT quantum invariant of $M$ at that root of unity. This result generalizes the case ${\mathfrak g}=sl_2$ proved by the first author. It follows that $J_M$ unifies all the quantum invariants of $M$ associated with $\mathfrak g$, and represents the quantum invariants as a kind of "analytic function" defined on the set of roots of unity. For example, $τ_M(ξ)$ for all roots of unity are determined by a "Taylor expansion" at any root of unity, and also by the values at infinitely many roots of unity of prime power orders. It follows that WRT quantum invariants $τ_M(ξ)$ for all roots of unity are determined by the Ohtsuki series, which can be regarded as the Taylor expansion at $q=1$, and hence by the Le-Murakami-Ohtsuki invariant. Another consequence is that the WRT quantum invariants $τ_M^{ \mathfrak g}(ξ)$ are algebraic integers. The construction of the invariant $J_M$ is done on the level of quantum group, and does not involve any finite dimensional representation, unlike the definition of the WRT quantum invariant. Thus, our construction gives a unified, "representation-free" definition of the quantum invariants of integral homology spheres.