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More concordance homomorphisms from knot Floer homology

Irving Dai, Jennifer Hom, Matthew Stoffregen, Linh Truong

2021Geometry & Topology22 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

We define an infinite family of linearly independent, integer-valued smooth concordance homomorphisms. Our homomorphisms are explicitly computable and rely on local equivalence classes of knot Floer complexes over the ring $\mathbb{F}[U, V]/(UV=0)$. We compare our invariants to other concordance homomorphisms coming from knot Floer homology, and discuss applications to topologically slice knots, concordance genus, and concordance unknotting number.

Topics & Concepts

MathematicsHomomorphismKnot (papermaking)Floer homologyConcordanceKnot invariantCombinatoricsEquivalence (formal languages)Knot polynomialTrefoil knotPure mathematicsDiscrete mathematicsKnot theoryTricolorabilityHomology (biology)Skein relationFibered knotAlexander polynomialSeifert surfaceGeometric and Algebraic TopologyHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyTopological and Geometric Data Analysis