Relating Khovanov homology to a diagramless homology

A homology theory is defined for equivalence classes of links under isotopy in the 3-sphere. Chain modules for a link L are generated by certain surfaces whose boundary is L, using surface signature as the homological grading. In the end, the diagramless homology of a link is found to be equal to so...

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Main Author: McDougall, Adam Corey
Other Authors: Frohman, Charles D.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2010
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/709
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1894&context=etd