On a generalization of Jones polynomial and its categorification for Legendrian Knots
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Publication:6403795
DOI10.1016/J.BULSCI.2022.103212arXiv2207.00777MaRDI QIDQ6403795FDOQ6403795
Authors: Dheeraj Kulkarni, Monika Yadav 
Publication date: 2 July 2022
Abstract: In this article, we explore a polynomial invariant for Legendrian knots which is a natural extension of Jones polynomial for (topological) knots. To this end, a new type of skein relation is introduced for the front projections of Legendrian knots. Further, we give a categorification of the polynomial invariant for Legendrian knots which is a natural extension of Khovanov homology for knots. The Thurston-Bennequin invariant of Legendrian knot appears naturally in the construction of the homology as the grade-shift. The constructions of the polynomial invariant and its categorification are natural in the sense that if we treat Legendrian knots as only knots (that is, we forget the geometry on the knots), then we recover the Jones polynomial and Khovanov homology respectively. In the end, we discuss strengths and limitations of these invariants.
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