Torsion in graph homology

Laure Helme-Guizon; Józef H. Przytycki; Yongwu Rong

Fundamenta Mathematicae (2006)

  • Volume: 190, Issue: 1, page 139-177
  • ISSN: 0016-2736

Abstract

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Khovanov homology for knots has generated a flurry of activity in the topology community. This paper studies the Khovanov type cohomology for graphs with a special attention to torsion. When the underlying algebra is ℤ[x]/(x²), we determine precisely those graphs whose cohomology contains torsion. For a large class of algebras, we show that torsion often occurs. Our investigation of torsion led to other related general results. Our computation could potentially be used to predict the Khovanov-Rozansky sl(m) homology of knots (in particular (2,n) torus knot). We also predict that our work is connected with Hochschild and Connes cyclic homology of algebras.

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Laure Helme-Guizon, Józef H. Przytycki, and Yongwu Rong. "Torsion in graph homology." Fundamenta Mathematicae 190.1 (2006): 139-177. <http://eudml.org/doc/282988>.

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