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Quasi-alternating links are homologically thin for both Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology. We show that every quasi-alternating link gives rise to an infinite family of quasi-alternating links obtained by replacing a crossing with…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-04-22 Abhijit Champanerkar , Ilya Kofman

We define a homology theory of virtual links built out of the direct sum of the standard Khovanov complex with itself, motivating the name doubled Khovanov homology. We demonstrate that it can be used to show that some virtual links are…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2019-08-15 William Rushworth

In this paper, we discuss a proof of the isotopy invariance of a parametrized Khovanov link homology including categorifications of the Jones polynomial and the Kauffman bracket polynomial though it is a known fact. In order to present a…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2020-04-09 Noboru Ito

Extending ideas of Hedden-Ni, we show that the module structure on Khovanov homology detects split links. We also prove an analogue for untwisted Heegaard Floer homology of the branched double cover. Technical results proved along the way…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Robert Lipshitz , Sucharit Sarkar

We introduce an invariant of tangles in Khovanov homology by considering a natural inverse system of Khovanov homology groups. As application, we derive an invariant of strongly invertible knots; this invariant takes the form of a graded…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2017-04-07 Liam Watson

Based on the results of the second author, we define an equivariant version of Lee and Bar-Natan homology for periodic links and show that there exists an equivariant spectral sequence from the equivariant Khovanov homology to equivariant…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2017-07-13 Maciej Borodzik , Wojciech Politarczyk

We extend the covering of even and odd Khovanov link homology to tangles, using arc algebras. For this, we develop the theory of quasi-associative algebras and bimodules graded over a category with a 3-cocycle. Furthermore, we show that a…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2021-03-09 Grégoire Naisse , Krzysztof Putyra

In this paper, we introduce the annular instanton Floer homology which is defined for links in a thickened annulus. It is an analogue of the annular Khovanov homology. A spectral sequence whose second page is the annular Khovanov homology…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2021-06-22 Yi Xie

We define a variant of Khovanov homology for links in thickened disks with multiple punctures. This theory is distinct from the one previously defined by Asaeda, Przytycki, and Sikora, but is related to it by a spectral sequence.…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2021-12-06 Zachary Winkeler

We show that Khovanov homology and Hochschild homology theories share common structure. In fact they overlap: Khovanov homology of a $(2,n)$-torus link can be interpreted as a Hochschild homology of the algebra underlining the Khovanov…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Jozef H. Przytycki

The computation of Khovanov homology for tangles has significant potential applications, yet explicit computational studies remain limited. In this work, we present a method for computing the Khovanov homology of tangles via an arc…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Li Shen , Jian Liu , Guo-Wei Wei

We study the Khovanov complex of closed piecewise linear curves in the 3-space. A polygonal link representation endows the cube of resolutions with an additional combinatorial structure. The set of symmetries preserving this structure and…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-11-04 Eva Horvat

Knot, link, and tangle theory is crucial in both mathematical theory and practical application, including quantum physics, molecular biology, and structural chemistry. Unlike knots and links, tangles impose more relaxed constraints,…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Li Shen , Jian Liu , Guo-Wei Wei

In this thesis we work with Khovanov homology of links and its generalizations, as well as with the homology of graphs. Khovanov homology of links consists of graded chain complexes which are link invariants, up to chain homotopy, with…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Marko Stosic

We partially solve the conjecture by A.Shumakovitch about torsion in the Khovanov homology of prime, non-split links in S^3. We give a size restriction on the Khovanov homology of almost alternating links. We relate the Khovanov homology of…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Marta M. Asaeda , Jozef H. Przytycki

Khovanov homology is a recently introduced invariant of oriented links in $\mathbb{R}^3$. It categorifies the Jones polynomial in the sense that the (graded) Euler characteristic of the Khovanov homology is a version of the Jones polynomial…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2018-06-20 Alexander N. Shumakovitch

We show that reduced Khovanov homology over any field is invariant under component-preserving Conway mutation. Our proof relies on strong geography restrictions for a certain Khovanov multicurve invariant associated with Conway tangles that…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2026-03-02 Artem Kotelskiy , Liam Watson , Claudius Zibrowius

Examples of knots and links distinguished by the total rank of their Khovanov homology but sharing the same two-fold branched cover are given. As a result, Khovanov homology does not yield an invariant of two-fold branched covers.

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2009-07-14 Liam Watson

Quasi-alternating links are a natural generalization of alternating links. In this paper, we show that quasi-alternating links are "homologically thin" for both Khovanov homology and knot Floer homology. In particular, their bigraded…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2008-03-26 Ciprian Manolescu , Peter Ozsvath

X.S. Lin and O. Dasbach proved that the sum of the absolute value of the second and penultimate coefficients of the Jones polynomial of an alternating knot is equal to the twist number of the knot. In this paper we give a new proof of their…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Robert G. Todd