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Spin Link Homology

Quantum Algebra 2024-07-02 v1 Geometric Topology Representation Theory

Abstract

We put a new spin on Khovanov--Rozansky homology. That is, we equip Λn\Lambda^n-colored sl2n\mathfrak{sl}_{2n} Khovanov--Rozansky homology with an involution whose ±1\pm 1-eigenspaces are link invariants. When n=1,2,3n=1,2,3 (and assuming technical conjectures for n4n \geq 4), we prove that this refined invariant categorifies the spin-colored so2n+1\mathfrak{so}_{2n+1} quantum link polynomial. Along the way, we partially develop the theory of quantum so2n+1\mathfrak{so}_{2n+1} webs and make contact with ι\iotaquantum groups.

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@article{arxiv.2407.00189,
  title  = {Spin Link Homology},
  author = {Elijah Bodish and Ben Elias and David E. V. Rose},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.00189},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

137 pages, including 3 appendices; many diagrams; best viewed in color; comments welcome!

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