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Knots in Washington XXXI; Categorification, Quandles, Quantum knots and Quantum computing
December 3-5, 2010
George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA

Organizers
Valentina Harizanov (GWU), Jozef H. Przytycki (GWU), Yongwu Rong (GWU, NSF), Radmila Sazdanovic (U.Penn), Alexander Shumakovitch (GWU), Hao Wu (GWU)

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A Turaev surface approach to Khovanov homology
by
Adam Lowrance
University of Iowa
Coauthors: Oliver Dasbach

We give an approach to Khovanov homology using a certain ribbon graph embedded on the Turaev surface of a link diagram. We discuss applications to adequate links and a relationship between Khovanov homology and the categorification of the Bollobas-Riordan-Tutte polynomial.

Date received: November 3, 2010

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