We discuss relations among several invariants of 3-manifolds including Meyer's function, the η-invariant, the von Neumann ρ-invariant and the Casson invariant from the viewpoint of the mapping class group of a surface.
@article{bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-bc85-0-5, author = {Takayuki Morifuji}, title = {On a secondary invariant of the hyperelliptic mapping class group}, journal = {Banach Center Publications}, volume = {86}, year = {2009}, pages = {83-92}, zbl = {1183.57020}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-bc85-0-5} }
Takayuki Morifuji. On a secondary invariant of the hyperelliptic mapping class group. Banach Center Publications, Tome 86 (2009) pp. 83-92. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-bc85-0-5/