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On Sutured Khovanov Homology and Axis-Preserving Mutations

Geometric Topology 2015-05-13 v1

Abstract

This paper establishes that sutured annular Khovanov homology is not invariant for braid closures under axis-preserving mutations. This follows from an explicit relationship between sutured annular Khovanov homology and the classical Burau representation for braid closures.

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@article{arxiv.1505.03091,
  title  = {On Sutured Khovanov Homology and Axis-Preserving Mutations},
  author = {Diana Hubbard},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.03091},
  year   = {2015}
}

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14 pages, 7 figures