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Matrix Factorizations and Kauffman Homology

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v1 Geometric Topology Quantum Algebra

Abstract

The topological string interpretation of homological knot invariants has led to several insights into the structure of the theory in the case of sl(N). We study possible extensions of the matrix factorization approach to knot homology for other Lie groups and representations. In particular, we introduce a new triply graded theory categorifying the Kauffman polynomial, test it, and predict the Kauffman homology for several simple knots.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0512298,
  title  = {Matrix Factorizations and Kauffman Homology},
  author = {Sergei Gukov and Johannes Walcher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0512298},
  year   = {2007}
}

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45 pages, harvmac

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