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Khovanov-Jacobsson numbers and invariants of surface-knots derived from Bar-Natan's theory

Author(s): Kokoro Tanaka
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), 3685-3689.
MSC (2000): Primary 57Q45; Secondary 57M25
Posted: May 18, 2006
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Abstract: Khovanov introduced a cohomology theory for oriented classical links whose graded Euler characteristic is the Jones polynomial. Since Khovanov's theory is functorial for link cobordisms between classical links, we obtain an invariant of a surface-knot, called the Khovanov-Jacobsson number, by considering the surface-knot as a link cobordism between empty links. In this paper, we study an extension of the Khovanov-Jacobsson number derived from Bar-Natan's theory, and prove that any $ T^2$-knot has trivial Khovanov-Jacobsson number.


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Kokoro Tanaka
Affiliation: Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba Meguro, Tokyo 153-8914, Japan
Email: k-tanaka@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-06-08397-3
PII: S 0002-9939(06)08397-3
Keywords: Khovanov cohomology, surface-knot, Khovanov-Jacobsson number
Received by editor(s): March 14, 2005
Received by editor(s) in revised form: June 14, 2005
Posted: May 18, 2006
Communicated by: Ronald A. Fintushel
Copyright of article: Copyright 2006, American Mathematical Society
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