Khovanov homology of the 2-cable detects the unknot

DOI10.4310/MRL.2009.V16.N6.A6zbMATH Open1190.57011arXiv0805.4418OpenAlexW2158966043MaRDI QIDQ971494FDOQ971494

Authors: Matthew Hedden 

Publication date: 14 May 2010

Published in: Mathematical Research Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove that the Khovanov homology of the 2-cable detects the unknot. A corollary is that Khovanov's categorification of the 2-colored Jones polynomial detects the unknot.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0805.4418

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categorificationOzsváth and Szabó Floer homology

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