On mutation and Khovanov homology

dc.creatorChampanerkar, Abhijit
dc.creatorKofman, Ilya
dc.date2008-01-31
dc.date2008-08-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T13:06:07Z
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dc.descriptionIt is conjectured that the Khovanov homology of a knot is invariant under mutation. In this paper, we review the spanning tree complex for Khovanov homology, and reformulate this conjecture using a matroid obtained from the Tait graph (checkerboard graph) G of a knot diagram K. The spanning trees of G provide a filtration and a spectral sequence that converges to the reduced Khovanov homology of K. We show that the E_2-term of this spectral sequence is a matroid invariant and hence invariant under mutation.
dc.descriptionRevised and expanded with a review of the spanning tree complex. To appear in Communications in Contemporary Mathematics, special volume in memory of Xiao-Song Lin. 18 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4937
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4937
dc.identifierComm. Contemp. Math. 10 (2008), 973-992. (Special issue in memory of Xiao-Song Lin.)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227680
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subject57M25
dc.titleOn mutation and Khovanov homology
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