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Mutation-invariance of Khovanov-Floer theories

Geometric Topology 2018-06-15 v1

Abstract

Khovanov-Floer theories are a class of homological link invariants which admit spectral sequences from Khovanov homology. They include Khovanov homology, Szab{\'o}'s geometric link homology, singular instanton homology, and various Floer theories applied to branched double covers. In this short note we show that certain strong Khovanov-Floer theories, including Szab{\'o} homology and singular instanton homology, are invariant under Conway mutation. This confirms conjectures of Seed and Lambert-Cole. Along the way we prove two other conjectures about the structure of Szab{\'o} homology.

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@article{arxiv.1806.05595,
  title  = {Mutation-invariance of Khovanov-Floer theories},
  author = {Adam Saltz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.05595},
  year   = {2018}
}

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15 pages, 9 figures, comments welcome!