Khovanov homology and cobordisms between split links

DOI10.1112/TOPO.12244arXiv2009.03406OpenAlexW3084012550WikidataQ114077706 ScholiaQ114077706MaRDI QIDQ6096909FDOQ6096909

Authors: Adam Simon Levine 

Publication date: 15 September 2023

Published in: Journal of Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we study the (in)sensitivity of the Khovanov functor to four-dimensional linking of surfaces. We prove that if $L$ and $L^{\prime }$ are split links, and $C$ is a cobordism between $L$ and $L^{\prime }$ that is the union of disjoint (but possibly linked) cobordisms between the components of $L$ and the components of $L^{\prime }$, then the map on Khovanov homology induced by $C$ is completely determined by the maps induced by the individual components of $C$ and does not detect the linking between the components. As a corollary, we prove that a strongly homotopy-ribbon concordance (i.e., a concordance whose complement can be built with only 1- and 2-handles) induces an injection on Khovanov homology, which generalizes a result of the second author and Zemke. Additionally, we show that a non-split link cannot be ribbon concordant to a split link.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.03406

zbMATH Keywords

Khovanov homologytanglesBatson-Cotton theorystrongly homotopy-ribbon concordance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Knot theory (57K10) Higher-dimensional knots and links (57K45) Homology theories in knot theory (Khovanov, Heegaard-Floer, etc.) (57K18)

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