The degenerate distributive complex is degenerate

DOI10.1007/S40879-016-0116-2zbMATH Open1420.55012arXiv1411.5905OpenAlexW2963492332MaRDI QIDQ524924FDOQ524924

Krzysztof K. Putyra, Józef H. Przytycki

Publication date: 27 April 2017

Published in: European Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that the degenerate part of the distributive homology of a multispindle is determined by the normalized homology. In particular, when the multispindle is a quandle $Q$, the degenerate homology of $Q$ is completely determined by the quandle homology of $Q$. For this case (and generally for two term homology of a spindle) we provide an explicit K"unneth-type formula for the degenerate part. This solves the mystery in algebraic knot theory of the meaning of the degenerate quandle homology, brought over 15 years ago when the homology theories were defined, and the degenerate part was observed to be non trivial.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.5905

zbMATH Keywords

quandlerack homologyquandle homologydegenerate homologyspindle

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other homology theories in algebraic topology (55N35)

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