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Rasmussen invariants of Whitehead doubles and other satellites

Geometric Topology 2025-10-01 v2 Quantum Algebra Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

We prove formulae for the F2\mathbb{F}_2-Rasmussen invariant of satellite knots of patterns with wrapping number 2, using the multicurve technology for Khovanov and Bar-Natan homology developed by Kotelskiy, Watson, and the second author. A new concordance homomorphism, which is independent of the Rasmussen invariant, plays a central role in these formulae. We also explore whether similar formulae hold for the Ozsv\'ath-Szab\'o invariant τ\tau.

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@article{arxiv.2208.13612,
  title  = {Rasmussen invariants of Whitehead doubles and other satellites},
  author = {Lukas Lewark and Claudius Zibrowius},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.13612},
  year   = {2025}
}

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49 pages, 16 figures, 7 tables. Published version