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New categorifications of the chromatic and dichromatic polynomials for graphs

Marko Stošić (2006)

Fundamenta Mathematicae

For each graph G, we define a chain complex of graded modules over the ring of polynomials whose graded Euler characteristic is equal to the chromatic polynomial of G. Furthermore, we define a chain complex of doubly-graded modules whose (doubly) graded Euler characteristic is equal to the dichromatic polynomial of G. Both constructions use Koszul complexes, and are similar to the new Khovanov-Rozansky categorifications of the HOMFLYPT polynomial. We also give a simplified definition of this triply-graded...

Non abelian Reidemeister torsion and volume form on the SU(2)-representation space of knot groups

Jérôme Dubois (2005)

Annales de l’institut Fourier

For a knot K in the 3-sphere and a regular representation of its group G K into SU(2) we construct a non abelian Reidemeister torsion form on the first twisted cohomology group of the knot exterior. This non abelian Reidemeister torsion form provides a volume form on the SU(2)-representation space of G K . In another way, we construct using Casson’s original construction a natural volume form on the SU(2)-representation space of G K . Next, we compare these two apparently different points of view on the representation...

Non equivalence of NMS flows on S 3

B. Campos, P. Vindel (2012)

Mathematica Bohemica

We build the flows of non singular Morse-Smale systems on the 3-sphere from its round handle decomposition. We show the existence of flows corresponding to the same link of periodic orbits that are non equivalent. So, the link of periodic orbits is not in a 1-1 correspondence with this type of flows and we search for other topological invariants such as the associated dual graph.

Nonfibered knots and representation shifts

Daniel S. Silver, Susan G. Williams (2009)

Banach Center Publications

A conjecture of [swTAMS] states that a knot is nonfibered if and only if its infinite cyclic cover has uncountably many finite covers. We prove the conjecture for a class of knots that includes all knots of genus 1, using techniques from symbolic dynamics.

Non-slice linear combinations of algebraic knots

Matthew Hedden, Paul Kirk, Charles Livingston (2012)

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

We show that the subgroup of the knot concordance group generated by links of isolated complex singularities intersects the subgroup of algebraically slice knots in an infinite rank subgroup.

Notes on tiled incompressible tori

Leonid Plachta (2012)

Open Mathematics

Let Θ denote the class of essential tori in a closed braid complement which admit a standard tiling in the sense of Birman and Menasco [Birman J.S., Menasco W.W., Special positions for essential tori in link complements, Topology, 1994, 33(3), 525–556]. Moreover, let R denote the class of thin tiled tori in the sense of Ng [Ng K.Y., Essential tori in link complements, J. Knot Theory Ramifications, 1998, 7(2), 205–216]. We define the subclass B ⊂ Θ of typical tiled tori and show that R ⊂ B. We also...

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