Singular TQFTs, foams and type D arc algebras (Q2324345)

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    Singular TQFTs, foams and type D arc algebras
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 7103522

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      Singular TQFTs, foams and type D arc algebras (English)
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      11 September 2019
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      Summary: We combinatorially describe the 2-category of singular cobordisms, called (rank one) foams, which governs the functorial version of Khovanov homology. As an application we topologically realize the type D arc algebra using this singular cobordism construction.
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      singular TQFTs
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      cobordism/foam categories
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      functorial Khovanov homology
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      web/arc algebras
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      Lie type D
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