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Concordance invariant $\Upsilon$ for balanced spatial graphs using grid homology

Geometric Topology 2024-06-10 v2 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

The Υ\Upsilon invariant is a concordance invariant defined by using knot Floer homology. F\"{o}ldv\'{a}ri gives a combinatorial restructure of it using grid homology. We extend the combinatorial Υ\Upsilon invariant for balanced spatial graph using grid homology for balanced spatial graph. Regarding links as spatial graphs, we give a upper and lower bounds for Υ\Upsilon when two links are connected by a cobordism. Also we show that the combinatorial Υ\Upsilon is a concordance invariant for knots.

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@article{arxiv.2206.15048,
  title  = {Concordance invariant $\Upsilon$ for balanced spatial graphs using grid homology},
  author = {Hajime Kubota},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.15048},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

27 pages, 18 figures; typos corrected, proofread

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