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Larry Gu, University of Southern California, Decategorification of HFK_n(L)
September 22, 2021 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Using a definition of Euler characteristic for fractionally-graded complexes based on roots of unity, we show that the Euler characteristics of Dowlin’s “sl(n)-like” Heegaard Floer knot invariants HFK_n recover both Alexander polynomial evaluations and sl(n) polynomial evaluations at certain roots of unity for links in S^3. We show that the equality of these evaluations can be viewed as the decategorified content of the conjectured spectral sequences relating sl(n) homology and HFK_n. This is joint work with Professor Andy Manion.
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