Abstract

In this survey, we give an overview of 3-dimensional topological quantum field theories (TQFTs) and the corresponding quantum invariants of 3-manifolds. We recall the main algebraic concepts and constructions, such as modular and spherical fusion categories, the Witten-Reshetikhin-Turaev and Turaev-Viro theories, and the relation between these two TQFTs. We also briefly discuss generalizations of these constructions by providing a (non-exhaustive) review of some recent works on 3-dimensional extended TQFTs, defect TQFTs, homotopy QFTs, and non-semisimple TQFTs.

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