Abstract :  We describe a construction which to a surface and a Iwahori-Hecke algebra associates an invariant which is a Laurent polynomial. More generally, this construction works for surfaces with boundary and behaves well under gluing, giving a non-commutative topological quantum field theory (TQFT). The invariant polynomial has surprising positivity properties, which are proven using Schur elements. Joint work with Vladimir Fock and Valdo Tatitscheff.

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