Homological algebra of knots and BPS states

From MaRDI portal
Publication:2845404

zbMATH Open1296.57014arXiv1112.0030MaRDI QIDQ2845404FDOQ2845404

Sergei Gukov, Marko Stošić

Publication date: 30 August 2013

Abstract: It is known that knot homologies admit a physical description as spaces of open BPS states. We study operators and algebras acting on these spaces. This leads to a very rich story, which involves wall crossing phenomena, algebras of closed BPS states acting on spaces of open BPS states, and deformations of Landau-Ginzburg models. One important application to knot homologies is the existence of "colored differentials" that relate homological invariants of knots colored by different representations. Based on this structure, we formulate a list of properties of the colored HOMFLY homology that categorifies the colored HOMFLY polynomial. By calculating the colored HOMFLY homology for symmetric and anti-symmetric representations, we find a remarkable "mirror symmetry" between these triply-graded theories.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.0030




Recommendations





Cited In (60)





This page was built for publication: Homological algebra of knots and BPS states

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2845404)