Khovanov homology and the slice genus

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dc.creatorRasmussen, Jacob A.
dc.date2004-02-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:05:15Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:05:15Z
dc.descriptionWe use Lee's work on the Khovanov homology to define a knot invariant s. We show that s(K) is a concordance invariant and that it provides a lower bound for the slice genus of K. As a corollary, we give a purely combinatorial proof of the Milnor conjecture.
dc.description20 pages, 8 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0402131
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0402131
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/70102
dc.subjectGeometric Topology
dc.subjectQuantum Algebra
dc.subject57M27; 57R56
dc.titleKhovanov homology and the slice genus
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