New skein categories for non-semisimple settings, extending existing theory.
problem Extending skein theory to non-semisimple settings.
method Introducing skein categories based on tensor ideals in linear ribbon categories.
result Skein categories coincide with factorization homology in non-semisimple settings.
Introduces admissible skein modules for non-semisimple categories.
problem No specific problem stated; generalization of Kauffman skein algebra.
method Introduces admissible skein modules associated to ideals in pivotal categories.
result These modules generalize Kauffman skein algebra and relate to quantum invariants.
New categories from TQFTs interpret skein relations.
problem Interpreting skein relations in TQFTs.
method Constructing half-braided algebras and their bimodules.
result Stated skein relations correspond to a TQFT.
Propose a model-independent axiomatic framework for derived skein theory.
problem Derived skein theory of oriented 3-manifolds with coefficients in a ribbon tensor category.
method Design axioms for the 0th homology and gluing.
result Establishes relationships between derived and ordinary skein theory.
Spider category comparison proves equivalence to Sikora's quotient category.
problem Comparing skein theories of SLn. method Proved equivalence between spider category and Sikora's quotient category.
result Spider category Sp(SLn) is equivalent to Sikora's quotient category. Relates two types of skein algebras using explicit correspondences.
problem Defining and relating stated and internal skein algebras.
method Explicit correspondence between stated and internal skein algebras, distinguishing between left and right boundary edges, proving excision properties.
result Agrees with excision properties of stated skein algebras under specific conditions.
The paper classifies virtual knot polynomials and trivalent graph invariants using skein theory.
problem Classifying virtual knot polynomials and trivalent graph invariants with specific conditions.
method Skein-theoretic techniques applied to classify invariants with smallness conditions.
result Classification of all non-trivial invariants of trivalent graphs and skein theories of virtual tangles.
Monoidal categorifies genus zero skein algebra using K-theory.
problem Relating skein algebra to K-theory.
method Using quantized K-theoretic Coulomb branch and Grothendieck ring of equivariant coherent sheaves.
result Monoidal categorification of the skein algebra.
The paper defines new TQFTs from non-semisimple categories and proves spherical categories are chromatic.
problem Defining non-compact TQFTs from non-semisimple categories.
method Introducing admissible skein modules, chromatic categories, and using Juhász's cobordism presentation.
result Non-compact (2+1)-TQFTs can be defined from chromatic categories, extending Turaev-Viro TQFTs.
Develops a new spectrum for annular links, recovering a transverse invariant at extreme gradings.
problem Understanding transverse link invariants in the annular setting.
method Constructs a stable homotopy type for annular links and defines a map to the Khovanov skein spectrum.
result At extreme gradings, the map from the Khovanov spectrum to the Khovanov skein spectrum recovers the cohomotopy transverse invariant.
New (3+1) TQFTs created from non-semisimple categories.
problem Creating TQFTs from non-semisimple ribbon categories.
method Using skein theory and admissible skein modules, defining TQFTs with specific algebraic conditions.
result Explicit realization of a TQFT based on the cobordism hypothesis.
Study of skein invariants on tori for various groups and quantum parameters.
problem Analysis of G-skein theory invariants on tori for different groups and parameters. method Combinatorial and algebraic methods, including DAHA and skein relations.
result Isomorphisms and homomorphisms between skein algebras and DAHA, proving equivalence of tangles.
Frobenius extensions play a central role in the link homology theories based upon the sl(n) link variants, and each of these Frobenius extensions may be recast geometrically via a category of marked cobordisms in the manner of Bar-Natan. Here we explore a large family of such marked cobordism categories that are releva…
Explains Khovanov homology and its applications.
problem Understanding Khovanov homology and its applications.
method Expository lecture notes covering Jones polynomial, Khovanov homology, cobordism category, spectral sequences, and skein lasagna modules.
result Explains the Jones polynomial, Khovanov homology, and their applications.
Skein theory classifies UFCs with specific fusion rules.
problem Classifying unitary fusion categories with specific fusion rules.
method Graphical calculus and rotation operator action on a canonical basis.
result Explicit formulae for Fqqqq when k=2 and C is ribbon. Defines a new 2+1-G-HQFT using graded skein modules.
problem Developing a new quantum field theory for groups.
method G-graded chromatic maps and skein modules.
result Recover modified Turaev-Viro invariants.
For every oriented surface of finite type, we construct a functorial Khovanov homology for links in a thickening of the surface, which takes values in a categorification of the corresponding gl(2) skein module. The latter is a mild refinement of the Kauffman bracket skein algebra, and its categorification is constructe…
Extends 4D cornered skein theory to surfaces, proving gluing formulas.
problem Formulating gluing formulas for 4-manifolds with corners and boundaries.
method Develops a categorical framework and introduces bicategories for closed surfaces.
result Proves gluing formulas for categories associated with 3-manifolds with boundary.
Homflypt skein theory and string topology linked via 2-groupoids.
problem Understanding relations in Homflypt skein theory.
method Defined a 2-groupoid from the fundamental 2-groupoid of singular links, relating it to string topology.
result Relations in Homflypt skein theory are induced from a 2-groupoid.
We generalize the asymptotic faithfulness of the skein quantum SU(2) representations of mapping class groups of orientable closed surfaces to skein SU(3). Skein quantum representations of mapping class groups are different from the Reshetikin-Turaev ones from quantum groups or geometric quantization because they ar…
Study of skein modules in 3-manifolds, showing non-injectivity results.
problem Understanding skein modules in 3-manifolds and their behavior under gluing.
method Extended Kauffman bracket skein modules to 3-manifolds with marking, introduced new maps and studied their properties.
result Non-injectivity of certain maps in stated skein modules, especially when quantum parameter is a root of 1.
We compute the Khovanov lasagna module of S²×S², confirming a conjecture.
problem Computing the Khovanov lasagna module of S²×S².
method Interpreting Manolescu-Neithalath's formula as a homotopy colimit, using categorified projectors.
result The Khovanov lasagna module of S²×S² is trivial.
Researchers compare two methods for handlebody constructions, finding they are related with a 'background charge'.
problem Comparing two methods for handlebody constructions in finite ribbon categories.
method Admissible skein module construction vs. ansular functor construction.
result An isomorphism between the two constructions is proven, with a 'background charge' that becomes trivial in the unimodular case.
Constructs a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extends it to 4-dimensional 2-handlebodies.
problem Building a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extending it to 4D.
method Using a Frobenius algebra and skein relations, constructing a TQFT for 3-manifolds and extending it to 4D using an inductive state-sum construction.
result Extends a TQFT to 4-dimensional 2-handlebodies.
Link homology theories connect to 4-manifold invariants and TQFTs.
problem Connecting link homology theories to 4-manifold invariants and TQFTs.
method Functorial link homologies, skein modules, handle decompositions.
result Link homology theories become diagram-independent and furnish invariants of 4-manifolds.
Study categorifies link invariants using Soergel bimodules.
problem Categorification of link invariants.
method Explicit computation of derived traces of Soergel bimodules.
result Derived annular Khovanov-Rozansky link invariant.
Develops quantum character theory for complex reductive groups.
problem Quantum analogue of conjugation equivariant D-modules. method Schur-Weyl functor and double affine Hecke algebra.
result Computes endomorphism algebras of quantum Hotta-Kashiwara modules.
We study the algebraic and geometric properties of stated skein algebras of surfaces with punctured boundary. We prove that the skein algebra of the bigon is isomorphic to the quantum group Oq2(SL(2)) providing a topological interpretation for its structure morphisms. We also show that its sta…
We introduce a quotient of the affine Temperley-Lieb category that encodes all weight-preserving linear maps between finite-dimensional sl(2)-representations. We study the diagrammatic idempotents that correspond to projections onto extremal weight spaces and find that they satisfy similar properties as Jones-Wenzl pro…
New algebraic framework for studying surfaces in 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding incompressible surfaces in 3-manifolds.
method Defining Bar-Natan modules and functors from Frobenius algebras.
result Geometric content of Bar-Natan modules is presented via tunneling graphs.
We use Khovanov-Rozansky gl(N) link homology to define invariants of oriented smooth 4-manifolds, as skein modules constructed from certain 4-categories with well-behaved duals. The technical heart of this construction is a proof of the sweep-around property, which makes these link homologies well defined in the 3-sphe…
Developed a theory of stated SL(n)-skein modules for 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding the algebraic structure of 3-manifolds marked with intervals.
method Introduced and studied SL(n)-skein modules and algebras of 3-manifolds, proving homomorphisms and algebra properties.
result Skein algebra of thickened surfaces is isomorphic to Oq(SL(n)) and provides geometric interpretations of quantum group structures. In previous work, we have constructed diagrammatic idempotents in an affine extension of the Temperley-Lieb category, which describe extremal weight projectors for sl(2), and which categorify Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind. In this paper, we generalize the construction of extremal weight projectors to the case…
We construct modular categories from Hecke algebras at roots of unity. For a special choice of the framing parameter, we recover the Reshetikhin-Turaev invariants of closed 3-manifolds constructed from the quantum groups U_q sl(N) by Reshetikhin-Turaev and Turaev-Wenzl, and from skein theory by Yokota. We then discuss …
We work in the reduced SU(N,K) modular category as constructed recently by Blanchet. We define spin type and cohomological refinements of the Turaev-Viro invariants of closed oriented 3-manifolds and give a formula relating them to Blanchet's invariants. Roberts' definition of the Turaev-Viro state sum is exploited. Fu…
A new quantum relation connects exceptional Lie algebras and knots.
problem Understanding the relationship between exceptional Lie algebras and quantum invariants of knots.
method Developed a two-parameter skein relation on trivalent graphs that specializes to exceptional Lie algebras.
result Found a new quantum exceptional polynomial that agrees with classical computations for knots and links.
We consider two well known constructions of link invariants. One uses skein theory: you resolve each crossing of the link as a linear combination of things that don't cross, until you eventually get a linear combination of links with no crossings, which you turn into a polynomial. The other uses quantum groups: you con…
The paper explores basic properties of knot skein invariants.
problem Understanding skein invariants of knots.
method Discussion of basic properties and known examples of skein invariants.
result Discussion of basic properties and known examples of skein invariants.
Paper compares skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
problem Comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
method Using skein relations and Reshetikhin-Turaev model.
result Resolved the problem of comparing skein modules to Kauffman bracket modules.
We show that the A2 clasps in the Karoubi envelope of A2 spider satisfy the recursive formula of the two-variable Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind associated with a root system of type A2. The A2 spider is a diagrammatic description of the representation category for Uq(sl3) and the $…
Kirby color defined in Khovanov homology for 4D handlebodies.
problem Invariance of 4D handlebodies under Kirby moves.
method Functoriality and cabling properties of Khovanov homology, handle slide isomorphism.
result Kirby-colored Khovanov homology is invariant under handle slide moves.
Paper presents skein algebras for spheres with punctures.
problem Quantization of decorated Teichmüller space.
method Presentations of Roger-Yang generalized skein algebras for punctured spheres.
result New interpretation of homogeneous coordinate ring of Grassmannian of planes.
A map from 3-manifold skein to Lagrangian skein via holomorphic curve counting.
problem Counting holomorphic curves in cotangent bundles for 3-manifold skein.
method Skein-valued counting of holomorphic curves in branched covers.
result Wall-crossing formula for skein traces in branched covers.
Survey on stated skein algebras and their representations.
problem None explicitly stated in the abstract.
method None explicitly stated in the abstract.
result None explicitly stated in the abstract.
Skein modules are the main objects of an algebraic topology based on knots (or position). In the same spirit as Leibniz we would call our approach "algebra situs." When looking at the panorama of skein modules we see, past the rolling hills of homologies and homotopies, distant mountains - the Kauffman bracket skein mo…
Center identified in stated skein algebra for quantum traces.
problem Understanding the center of the stated skein algebra.
method Analyzing the algebra as a generalization of Kauffman bracket skein algebra, focusing on the case when the quantum parameter is a root of unity.
result Simple description and dimension calculation of the center over the center module.
We propose a new non-commutative generalization of the representation variety and the character variety of a knot group. Our strategy is to reformulate the construction of the algebra of functions on the space of representations in terms of Hopf algebra objects in a braided category (braided Hopf algebra). The construc…
Study of Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism in 3-manifold skein modules.
problem Exploring the Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism in 3-manifold skein modules.
method Generalization of splitting homomorphism for stated skein modules of 3-manifolds.
result Existence and properties of Chebyshev-Frobenius homomorphism for 3-manifold skein modules.