Linearization and categorification

DOI10.4171/PM/1989MaRDI QIDQ502145zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mikhail Khovanov

Publication date 30 December 2016

Published in Portugaliae Mathematica. Nova Série (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.08223

zbMATH Keywords

categorificationJones polynomiallinearizationlink homology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50)

Abstract: We discuss the notion of linearization through examples, which include the Price map, PageRank, representation theory, the Euler characteristic and quantum invariants. We also review categorification, which adds an additional layer of structure, in the context of the last two examples.

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