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Comultiplication in link Floer homology and transversely non-simple links

Geometric Topology 2016-01-20 v2 Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

For a word w in the braid group on n-strands, we denote by T_w the corresponding transverse braid in the rotational symmetric tight contact structure on S^3. We exhibit a map on link Floer homology which sends the transverse invariant associated to T_{ws_i} to that associated to T_w, where s_i is one of the standard generators of B_n. This gives rise to a "comultiplication" map on link Floer homology. We use this to generate infinitely many new examples of prime topological link types which are not transversely simple.

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@article{arxiv.0910.1102,
  title  = {Comultiplication in link Floer homology and transversely non-simple links},
  author = {John A. Baldwin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0910.1102},
  year   = {2016}
}

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16 pages, 10 figures