Relative Khovanov-Jacobsson classes

DOI10.2140/AGT.2022.22.3983MaRDI QIDQ6361894arXivFDO

Authors Isaac Sundberg, Jonah Swann

Publication date 1 March 2021

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.2140/AGT.2022.22.3983

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite-type and quantum invariants, topological quantum field theories (TQFT) (57K16) Homology theories in knot theory (Khovanov, Heegaard-Floer, etc.) (57K18) Embeddings in differential topology (57R40) Isotopy in differential topology (57R52)

arXiv classification

math.GT

Abstract: To a smooth, compact, oriented, properly-embedded surface in the $4$-ball, we define an invariant of its boundary-preserving isotopy class from the Khovanov homology of its boundary link. Previous work showed that when the boundary link is empty, this invariant is determined by the genus of the surface. We show that this relative invariant: can obstruct sliceness of knots; detects a pair of slices for $9_{46}$; is not hindered by detecting connected sums with knotted $2$-spheres.

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