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Knots in Washington XXIII; Quandles, their homology and ramifications
November 17-19, 2006
George Washington University
Washington, DC, USA

Organizers
Jozef H. Przytycki (GWU), przytyck@gwu.edu, Yongwu Rong (GWU), rong@gwu.edu, Alexander Shumakovitch (GWU), shurik@gwu.edu

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A quick trip through combinatorial knot Floer homology
by
Yongwu Rong
George Washington University

This is a short lesson based on a few recent papers following a preprint by Manolescu-Ozsvath-Sarkar where a purely combinatorial description for the knot Floer homology is provided. It is aimed at beginners and may not be appropriate for experts. Much of the talk is based on concrete examples with pictures of "tik-tak-toe" and "guitar chords."

Date received: November 17, 2006

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