Khovanov homology is a skew Howe 2-representation of categorified quantum sl_m

DOI10.2140/AGT.2015.15.2517zbMATH Open1330.81128arXiv1212.6076OpenAlexW2963305644MaRDI QIDQ894949FDOQ894949

Authors: Aaron D. Lauda, Hoel Queffelec, David E. V. Rose 

Publication date: 25 November 2015

Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that Khovanov homology (and its sl(3) variant) can be understood in the context of higher representation theory. Specifically, we show that the combinatorially defined foam constructions of these theories arise as a family of 2-representations of categorified quantum sl(m) via categorical skew Howe duality. Utilizing Cautis-Rozansky categorified clasps we also obtain a unified construction of foam-based categorifications of Jones-Wenzl projectors and their sl(3) analogs purely from the higher representation theory of categorified quantum groups. In the sl(2) case, this work reveals the importance of a modified class of foams introduced by Christian Blanchet which in turn suggest a similar modified version of the sl(3) foam category introduced here.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1212.6076

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zbMATH Keywords

categorified quantum groupsKhovanov homologylink homologyskew Howe dualitycobordism categories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Representations of Lie algebras and Lie superalgebras, algebraic theory (weights) (17B10) Quantum groups (quantized enveloping algebras) and related deformations (17B37) Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50)

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