Khovanov homology and categorification of skein modules

AbstractRickard complexes in the context of categorified quantum groups can be used to construct braid group actions. We define and study certain natural deformations of these complexes which we call curved Rickard complexes. One application is to obtain deformations of link homologies which generalize those of Batson–Seed [3] [J. Batson and C. Seed, A link-splitting spectral sequence in Khovanov homology, Duke Math. J. 164 2015, 5, 801–841] and Gorsky–Hogancamp [E. Gorsky and M. Hogancamp, Hilbert schemes and y-ification of Khovanov–Rozansky homology, preprint 2017] to arbitrary representations/partitions. Another is to relate the deformed homology defined algebro-geometrically in [S. Cautis and J. Kamnitzer, Knot homology via derived categories of coherent sheaves IV, colored links, Quantum Topol. 8 2017, 2, 381–411] to categorified quantum groups (this was the original motivation for this paper).

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A Steenrod square on Khovanov homology

Journal of Topology ◽

10.1112/jtopol/jtu005 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 817-848 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Robert Lipshitz ◽

Sucharit Sarkar

Keyword(s):

Khovanov Homology ◽

Steenrod Square

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On independence of iterated Whitehead doubles in the knot concordance group

Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications ◽

10.1142/s0218216518500037 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (01) ◽

pp. 1850003

Author(s):

Kyungbae Park

Keyword(s):

Correction Term ◽

Khovanov Homology ◽

Floer Theory ◽

Knot Concordance ◽

Torus Knot ◽

Linearly Independent ◽

Heegaard Floer

Let [Formula: see text] be the positively clasped untwisted Whitehead double of a knot [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] be the [Formula: see text] torus knot. We show that [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] are linearly independent in the smooth knot concordance group [Formula: see text] for each [Formula: see text]. Further, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] generate a [Formula: see text] summand in the subgroup of [Formula: see text] generated by topologically slice knots. We use the concordance invariant [Formula: see text] of Manolescu and Owens, using Heegaard Floer correction term. Interestingly, these results are not easily shown using other concordance invariants such as the [Formula: see text]-invariant of knot Floer theory and the [Formula: see text]-invariant of Khovanov homology. We also determine the infinity version of the knot Floer complex of [Formula: see text] for any [Formula: see text] generalizing a result for [Formula: see text] of Hedden, Kim and Livingston.

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DETECTING TORSION IN SKEIN MODULES USING HOCHSCHILD HOMOLOGY

Journal of Knot Theory and Its Ramifications ◽

10.1142/s0218216506004440 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (02) ◽

pp. 259-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MICHAEL McLENDON

Keyword(s):

Tensor Product ◽

Spectral Sequence ◽

Boundary Surface ◽

Hochschild Homology ◽

Heegaard Splitting ◽

Common Boundary ◽

Skein Modules ◽

Skein Module ◽

Hochschild Complex

Given a Heegaard splitting of a closed 3-manifold, the skein modules of the two handlebodies are modules over the skein algebra of their common boundary surface. The zeroth Hochschild homology of the skein algebra of a surface with coefficients in the tensor product of the skein modules of two handlebodies is interpreted as the skein module of the 3-manifold obtained by gluing the two handlebodies together along this surface. A spectral sequence associated to the Hochschild complex is constructed and conditions are given for the existence of algebraic torsion in the completion of the skein module of this 3-manifold.

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