Does Khovanov homology detect the unknot?

dc.creatorHedden, Matthew
dc.creatorWatson, Liam
dc.date2008-05-28
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:41:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:41:31Z
dc.descriptionWe determine a wide class of knots, which includes unknotting number one knots, within which Khovanov homology detects the unknot. A corollary is that the Khovanov homology of many satellite knots, including the Whitehead double, detects the unknot.
dc.description7 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0805.4423
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0805.4423
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/161857
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.subject57M27; 57M25
dc.titleDoes Khovanov homology detect the unknot?
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