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Knot polynomials and knot homologies

Geometric Topology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

This is an expository paper discussing some parallels between the Khovanov and knot Floer homologies. We describe the formal similarities between the theories and give some examples which illustrate a somewhat mysterious correspondence between them.

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@article{arxiv.math/0504045,
  title  = {Knot polynomials and knot homologies},
  author = {Jacob Rasmussen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0504045},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

19 pages. To appear in proceedings of the Fields Institute/McMaster Conference on Geometry and Topology of Manifolds