Khovanov homology and the cinquefoil

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Main Authors: Baldwin, John A., Hu, Ying, Sivek, Steven
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author Baldwin, John A.
Hu, Ying
Sivek, Steven
author_facet Baldwin, John A.
Hu, Ying
Sivek, Steven
contents We prove that Khovanov homology with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ detects the $(2,5)$ torus knot. Our proof makes use of a wide range of deep tools in Floer homology, Khovanov homology, and Khovanov homotopy. We combine these tools with classical results on the dynamics of surface homeomorphisms to reduce the detection question to a problem about mutually braided unknots, which we then solve with computer assistance.
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spellingShingle Khovanov homology and the cinquefoil
Baldwin, John A.
Hu, Ying
Sivek, Steven
Geometric Topology
We prove that Khovanov homology with coefficients in $\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$ detects the $(2,5)$ torus knot. Our proof makes use of a wide range of deep tools in Floer homology, Khovanov homology, and Khovanov homotopy. We combine these tools with classical results on the dynamics of surface homeomorphisms to reduce the detection question to a problem about mutually braided unknots, which we then solve with computer assistance.
title Khovanov homology and the cinquefoil
topic Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.12102