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2014 The homotopy theory of Khovanov homology
Brent Everitt, Paul Turner
Algebr. Geom. Topol. 14(5): 2747-2781 (2014). DOI: 10.2140/agt.2014.14.2747

Abstract

We show that the unnormalised Khovanov homology of an oriented link can be identified with the derived functors of the inverse limit. This leads to a homotopy theoretic interpretation of Khovanov homology.

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Brent Everitt. Paul Turner. "The homotopy theory of Khovanov homology." Algebr. Geom. Topol. 14 (5) 2747 - 2781, 2014. https://doi.org/10.2140/agt.2014.14.2747

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Received: 2 July 2013; Revised: 5 December 2013; Accepted: 11 December 2013; Published: 2014
First available in Project Euclid: 19 December 2017

zbMATH: 1312.57014
MathSciNet: MR3276847
Digital Object Identifier: 10.2140/agt.2014.14.2747

Subjects:
Primary: 57M27
Secondary: 55P42

Keywords: higher inverse limits , homotopy limits , Khovanov homology

Rights: Copyright © 2014 Mathematical Sciences Publishers

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