Khovanov-Floer theories are shown to be invariant under mutation.
problem Invariance of Khovanov-Floer theories under Conway mutation.
method Spectral sequences from Khovanov homology and proofs of conjectures.
result Strong Khovanov-Floer theories are mutation-invariant.
In this paper we present several counterexamples to Rasmussen's conjecture that the concordance invariant coming from Khovanov homology is equal to twice the invariant coming from Ozsv{á}th-Szab{ó} Floer homology. The counterexamples are twisted Whitehead doubles of the (2,2n+1) torus knots.
New deformations of lattice cohomology help calculate knot invariants.
problem Calculating knot invariants using lattice cohomology.
method Using holomorphic triangles counting and lattice cohomology.
result Combinatorial formulae for the upsilon invariant are derived.
In this paper we study the knot Floer homology invariants of the twisted and untwisted Whitehead doubles of an arbitrary knot K. We present a formula for the filtered chain homotopy type of HFK(D(+,K,t)) in terms of the invariants for K, where D(+,K,t) denotes the t-twisted positive-clasped Whitehead double of K. In pa…
We study contact structures compatible with genus one open book decompositions with one boundary component. Any monodromy for such an open book can be written as a product of Dehn twists around dual non-separating curves in the once-punctured torus. Given such a product, we supply an algorithm to determine whether the …
New knot concordance invariants derived from regions in the plane.
problem Knot concordance and distinguishing knots from thin or algebraic ones.
method Associate invariants to regions in the plane, compute for specific knots, and use to obstruct concordances.
result Compute and use new invariants to obstruct concordances to specific types of knots.
This thesis is concerned with the question of when the double branched cover of an alternating knot can arise by Dehn surgery on a knot in S3. We approach this problem using a surgery obstruction, first developed by Greene, which combines Donaldson's Diagonalization Theorem with the d-invariants of Ozsv{á}th and S…
Extends Khovanov homology spectral sequence using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Relating Khovanov homology and Heegaard Floer homology of branched double covers.
method Involutive Heegaard Floer homology, bordered Floer homology, surgery exact triangle.
result Establishes spectral sequence connecting Khovanov homology and Heegaard Floer homology.
New homological action on sutured instanton homology defined.
problem Detecting link splitting in knot homology.
method Defining a homological action on sutured instanton Floer homology.
result Instanton knot homology detects link splitting for two-component links.
The paper constructs new rational homology 3-spheres bounding rational homology 4-balls.
problem Constructing rational homology 3-spheres that bound rational homology 4-balls.
method Exploring plumbed 3-manifolds and using rational homology circles.
result Infinite families of rational homology 3-spheres that bound rational homology 4-balls.
Study on knot concordance and homology cobordism using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Knot concordance and homology cobordism.
method Heegaard Floer homology.
result Recent results in knot concordance and homology cobordism.
Unified framework for proving functoriality of various link homology theories.
problem Functoriality and Reidemeister invariance of link homology theories.
method Unified framework leveraging Khovanov homology and various link homology theories.
result Stronger functoriality results by avoiding spectral sequences.
The paper uses Heegaard Floer homology to study homology cobordism groups.
problem Understanding the structure of homology cobordism groups.
method Defined an invariant using Heegaard Floer homology, analogous to Stoffregen's connected Seiberg-Witten Floer homology.
result Computed involutive correction terms for certain three-manifolds.
Khovanov and chromatic homologies show similar patterns, improving chromatic bounds and computing Jones polynomial.
problem Understanding similarities between Khovanov and chromatic homologies.
method Analyzing isomorphism and improving bounds using explicit formulas.
result Improved bounds for chromatic homology and explicit formula for chromatic homology rank.
Maps quandle homology to relative group homology.
problem Understanding the relationship between quandle and group homology.
method Introducing a chain map and constructing quandle cocycles.
result Relates quandle homology to relative group homology through triangulations.
Homological stability aids in computing group homology.
problem Computing homology of families of groups.
method Proving homological stability theorems and computing stable homology.
result Computation of Higman-Thompson groups' homology.
Study ribbon homology concordances using link Floer homology.
problem Understanding ribbon homology concordances and their effects on link Floer homology.
method Combining results from Daemi, Lidman, Vela-Vick, Wong, and Zemke, using link Floer homology and torsion submodules.
result Ribbon homology concordances induce split injections on HFL−. New symplectic annular Khovanov homology connects knot theory to Floer homology.
problem Understanding the relationship between knot theory and Floer homology.
method Introducing a new version of symplectic annular Khovanov homology and establishing spectral sequences.
result Established spectral sequences linking different knot homologies.
Grid homology confirms the Upsilon invariant in knot theory.
problem Verifying the equivalence of Upsilon invariants in knot theory.
method Reconstructed Upsilon invariant using grid homology and proved equivalence.
result Upsilon invariants in knot Floer and grid homology are equivalent.
The paper examines lattice homology invariants of Seifert homology spheres.
problem Understanding homology cobordism invariants for Seifert fibered integral homology 3-spheres.
method Utilizes lattice homology and Heegaard Floer homology to study invariants.
result Reproves and extends the invariance of Seifert homology spheres' d-invariants and maximal monotone subroots. Detects figure-eight knot using Khovanov homology.
problem Detecting the figure-eight knot.
method Using Dowlin's spectral sequence from Khovanov homology to knot Floer homology.
result Reduced Khovanov homology (over Q) detects the figure-eight knot.
Study improves Heegaard Floer homology relations for knots in homology spheres.
problem Improving relations in Heegaard Floer homology for knots in homology spheres.
method Proved inequality for d-invariants, used reduced Floer homology rank relations.
result Degree one maps between aspherical Seifert homology spheres are homotopic to homeomorphisms if Heegaard Floer homologies are isomorphic.
New link detection results using knot and link Floer homology.
problem Detecting specific links and knots using Floer homology.
method Inspired by Khovanov homology, uses knot and link Floer homology.
result Detects specific links and knots with high precision.
Proves a rank inequality between Khovanov and knot Floer homologies.
problem Rank inequality between Khovanov and knot Floer homologies for knots.
method Oriented cube of resolutions construction for knot Floer homology.
result Proves Rasmussen's conjecture about Khovanov and knot Floer ranks.
Corrects a lemma in a 2009 paper about contact homology and Floer homology.
problem An error in a lemma about contact homology and Floer homology.
method None, as it is a correction of an existing lemma.
result Corrects an error in a previously published lemma.
Survey on proof of homology isomorphism between two complex theories.
problem Proof of isomorphism between Heegaard Floer homology and embedded contact homology.
method Survey of proof methods from multiple papers.
result Established isomorphism between Heegaard Floer homology and embedded contact homology.
Study shows infinite-rank summand in homology concordance group of knots.
problem Homology concordance of knots in integer homology three-spheres.
method Knot Floer homology to construct homology concordance homomorphisms.
result Homology concordance group modulo knots from S^3 contains an infinite-rank summand.
Lower bounds on ribbon distance using Bar-Natan and α-Homology.
problem Calculating the minimum number of ribbon operations to unknot a knot.
method Bar-Natan Homology and α-Homology approaches.
result Lower bounds on ribbon distance via both Bar-Natan and α-Homology.
Paper studies spectral invariants and monopole Floer homology for rational homology three-spheres.
problem Tackles the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics on ribbon homology cobordisms.
method Defines an R-filtration on the equivariant complex of monopole Floer homology via Chern-Simons-Dirac functional, leading to a spectral invariant.
result Shows that the spectral invariant provides an obstruction to the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics on ribbon homology cobordisms.
Study links with annuli using sutured Floer homology.
problem Characterize links with specific cable structures.
method Apply sutured Floer homology techniques.
result Characterizations of links with (n,nm)-cables and (2,2m)-cables. Spectral sequence connects knot homologies to quotient knots.
problem Distinguishing knots using homology.
method Construct spectral sequence relating Khovanov homology to quotient knots.
result Khovanov homology distinguishes certain slice disks.
We compare the homology groups HnIC(X) of the chain complex of integral currents with compact support of a metric space X with the singular Lipschitz homology HnL(X) and with ordinary singular homology. If X satisfies certain cone inequalities all these homology theories coincide. On the other hand, for…
In~\cite{rotvandervorst} a homology theory --Morse-Conley-Floer homology-- for isolated invariant sets of arbitrary flows on finite dimensional manifolds is developed. In this paper we investigate functoriality and duality of this homology theory. As a preliminary we investigate functoriality in Morse homology. Functor…
New link detection results using closures of 3-braids.
problem Link detection using homology theories.
method Closure operations on 3-braids and homology theories.
result Detection of specific links using link Floer homology, Khovanov homology, and annular Khovanov homology.
Khovanov homology detects trefoil knots.
problem Identifying knots using homology.
method Spectral sequence to knot Floer homology.
result Reduced 2-coloured Khovanov homology detects trefoil.
Maps from rational homology solid tori yield rank inequalities in Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Rank inequalities in Heegaard Floer homology.
method Using Hanselman-Rasmussen-Watson's bordered Floer homology, we extend their proof to rational homology solid tori.
result We provide rank inequalities for Heegaard Floer homology.
The paper extends a knot invariant to graphs and connects it to homology cylinders.
problem Understanding the structure of homology cobordism groups.
method Using tangle Floer homology, the authors define a new invariant for embedded graphs and prove a concatenation formula.
result The new invariant induces a homomorphism on the homology cobordism group of homology cylinders.
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 homology. In the classical case of Khovanov homology we prove the concrete connectio…
Characterizes homology types of neural networks, revealing non-trivial path homology.
problem Understanding homological differences in neural network architectures.
method Characterizes two types of directed homology for fully-connected feedforward networks, showing reductions and dependencies.
result Path homology of deep networks is non-trivial in higher dimensions and depends on network architecture.
Surgery on knots can produce non-separating spheres, using Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Conditions for surgery on knots to produce non-separating spheres.
method Heegaard Floer homology
result Sufficient conditions for a knot to be unknotted.
This paper defines a spectral sequence connecting knot homologies.
problem Link Floer homology and its connections to knot homologies.
method Iterating a modified skein exact triangle to create a spectral sequence.
result A spectral sequence from reduced Khovanov homology of the mirror of a knot to knot Floer homology of the knot.
New instanton homology theories for 3-manifolds and bundles.
problem Defining instanton homology for a class of 3-manifolds and bundles.
method Functorial construction for 4-manifold cobordisms, algebraic construction of homology theories for dg-modules.
result Isomorphic to Floer's instanton homology for admissible bundles, calculates I∞ in all cases it is defined. We compute the Pin(2)-equivariant Seiberg-Witten Floer homology of Seifert rational homology three-spheres in terms of their Heegaard Floer homology. As a result of this computation, we prove Manolescu's conjecture that β=−μˉ for Seifert integral homology three-spheres. We show that the Manolescu invari…
Homology of torus knots stabilizes to loop space homology.
problem Computing homology of complex Grassmannians and torus knots.
method Colored sl(N) homology and free loop space computation. result Khovanov homology of torus knots stabilizes to loop space homology.
Computes homology of an obstruction chain complex in grid homology.
problem Computing the homology of an obstruction chain complex in grid homology.
method Defined and computed the homology of the obstruction chain complex of the full grid.
result Results about the existence of sign assignments in grid homology.
New homologies defined for null homologous links in RP^3, linking to Heegaard Floer homology.
problem Khovanov-type homologies for null homologous links in RP3. method Defined Khovanov-type homologies with input α consisting of graded vector spaces and maps. result Spectral sequence from new homology theory converges to Heegaard Floer homology of even branched double cover.
Measure homology is a variation of singular homology designed by Thurston in his discussion of simplicial volume. Zastrow and Hansen showed independently that singular homology (with real coefficients) and measure homology coincide algebraically on the category of CW-complexes. It is the aim of this paper to prove that…
Proves complex homology three-spheres can be bounded by many handles.
problem Complex homology three-spheres and their bounding four-manifolds.
method Uses homology cobordism invariant Γ from instanton Floer homology.
result Any bounding four-manifold must be built out of many handles.