Categorical lifting of the Jones polynomial: a survey
Geometric Topology
2025-07-08 v2 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
This is a brief review of the categorification of the Jones polynomial and its significance and ramifications in geometry, algebra, and low-dimensional topology.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2202.02473,
title = {Categorical lifting of the Jones polynomial: a survey},
author = {Mikhail Khovanov and Robert Lipshitz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.02473},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
22 pages. V2: Various minor improvements. To appear in an issue of the Bulletin of the AMS, dedicated to the mathematical legacy of Vaughan Jones