Khovanov-Rozansky homology of two-bridge knots and links (Q869989): Difference between revisions

In [Matrix factorizations and link homology, preprint, arXiv:math.QA/0401268], \textit{M. Khovanov} and \textit{L. Rozansky} introduced a family of link invariants generalizing the Jones polynomial homology of \textit{M. Khovanov}'s paper [Duke Math. J. 101, 359--426 (2000; Zbl 0960.57005)]. In the paper reviewed here, the author seeks to compute the reduced version of the homologies, which are invariants of an oriented link with a marked component, for 2-bridge knots and links. The invariants are bigraded homology groups \(HKR^{I,j}_N\), where \(N\) is a positive integer. The homology when \(N=1\) is the same for all links, and many computer calculations have been made for the theory when \(N=2\). In the current paper, the author examines the theory for 2-bridge knots when \(N>4\). In this case, the homology groups are determined by the HOMFLY polynomial and the signature of the knot. More specifically, 2-bridge knots are \(N\)-thin for \(N>4\), meaning that the Poincaré polynomial satisfies a particular equation involving the HOMFLY polynomial and the signature. In contrast, the author gives an example of an alternating knot which is not \(N\)-thin for any \(N>2\).