Odd Khovanov homology and higher representation theory
Geometric Topology
2024-03-05 v2 Quantum Algebra
Representation Theory
Abstract
We define a supercategorification of the -Schur algebra of level two and an odd analogue of -foams. Using these constructions, we define a homological invariant of tangles, and show that it coincides with odd Khovanov homology when restricted to links. This gives a representation theoretic construction of odd Khovanov homology. In the process, we define a tensor product on the category of chain complexes in super-2-categories which is compatible with homotopies. This could be of independent interest.
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@article{arxiv.2311.14394,
title = {Odd Khovanov homology and higher representation theory},
author = {Léo Schelstraete and Pedro Vaz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.14394},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
60 pages, multiple colored figures, comments welcome!; v2: Corrected typos