Unoriented topological quantum field theory and link homology
Geometric Topology
2009-04-17 v3 Quantum Algebra
Abstract
We investigate link homology theories for stable equivalence classes of link diagrams on orientable surfaces. We apply (1+1)-dimensional unoriented topological quantum field theories to Bar-Natan's geometric formalism to define new theories for stable equivalence classes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0506229,
title = {Unoriented topological quantum field theory and link homology},
author = {Vladimir Turaev and Paul Turner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0506229},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
This is the version published by Algebraic & Geometric Topology on 24 August 2006