Grid diagrams and Khovanov homology

DOI10.2140/AGT.2009.9.1275MaRDI QIDQ2389451zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Jean-Marie Droz, Emmanuel Wagner

Publication date 16 July 2009

Published in Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0902.3370

zbMATH Keywords

grid diagramJones polynomialKhovanov homologySeidel-Smith conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symplectic aspects of Floer homology and cohomology (53D40)

Abstract: We explain how to compute the Jones polynomial of a link from one of its grid diagrams and we observe a connection between Bigelow's homological definition of the Jones polynomial and Kauffman's definition of the Jones polynomial. Consequently, we prove that the Maslov grading on the Seidel-Smith symplectic link invariant coincides with the difference between the homological grading on Khovanov homology and the Jones grading on Khovanov homology. We give some evidence for the truth of the Seidel-Smith conjecture.

Review text

The Seidel--Smith link invariant [\textit{P. Seidel} and \textit{I. Smith}, Duke Math. J. 134, No.~3, 453--514 (2006; Zbl 1108.57011)] is the homology of a certain chain complex defined using symplectic geometry. Seidel and Smith conjectured that their homology is isomorphic to the Khovanov link homology, where the homological grading of the Seidel-Smith chain complex corresponds to the difference between the Khovanov homological grading and the quantum grading. \textit{C. Manolescu} [Duke Math. J. 132, No.~2, 311--369 (2006; Zbl 1110.57010)] showed that the generators of the Seidel--Smith chain complex are in one-to-one correspondence with the generators in \textit{S. Bigelow}'s construction of the Jones polynomial [Geom. Topol. Monogr. 4, 29--41 (2002; Zbl 1035.57004)]. In the paper under review, the authors introduce a differential \(\delta\) on the graded free abelian group \(B\) generated by Bigelow's generators arising from a grid diagram for a link. This diffential respects Bigelow's Jones grading, and increases the homological grading of Seidel and Smith by \(1\). Moreover, the homology of the chain complex \((B,\delta)\) is isomorphic to the Khovanov homology.

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