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An endomorphism of the Khovanov invariant

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v3 Quantum Algebra

Abstract

We construct an endomorphism of the Khovanov invariant to prove H-thinness and pairing phenomena of the invariants for alternating links. As a consequence, it follows that the Khovanov invariant of an oriented nonsplit alternating link is determined by its Jones polynomial, signature, and the linking numbers of its components.

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@article{arxiv.math/0210213,
  title  = {An endomorphism of the Khovanov invariant},
  author = {Eun Soo Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0210213},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

To appear in Adv. Math.; Brief summary of Khovanov invariant (math.QA/9908171) and previous result of the author (math.GT/0201105) added