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A Khovanov Laplacian and Khovanov Dirac for Knots and Links

Geometric Topology 2024-12-17 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Khovanov homology has been the subject of much study in knot theory and low dimensional topology since 2000. This work introduces a Khovanov Laplacian and a Khovanov Dirac to study knot and link diagrams. The harmonic spectrum of the Khovanov Laplacian or the Khovanov Dirac retains the topological invariants of Khovanov homology, while their non-harmonic spectra reveal additional information that is distinct from Khovanov homology.

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@article{arxiv.2411.18841,
  title  = {A Khovanov Laplacian and Khovanov Dirac for Knots and Links},
  author = {Benjamin Jones and Guo-Wei Wei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.18841},
  year   = {2024}
}