Spring 2024 Topology Reading Group

We meet on Fridays 3:00-4:30 in Fine Hall 1001. This term's topic is Khovanov homology and related topics.

The following is a tentative schedule.

Date Speaker Topic Notes
February 23, 2024 Lily Li Khovanov homology
March 01, 2024 Gheehyun Nahm Khovanov-Rozansky homology
March 08, 2024 Fiona Brady [Dow, Section 2]
March 15, 2024 No talk Spring Recess
March 22, 2024 Cancelled
March 29, 2024 No talk
April 05, 2024 Ian Zemke [Dow, Section 3]
4PM April 15, 2024 Gheehyun Nahm [Dow, Section 4]
April 19, 2024 Ian Zemke [Dow, Section 5]
April 26, 2024 Fraser Binns [Dow, Section 6]




References

[Ras1] Jacob Rasmussen, Knots, Polynomials, and Categorification

[Ras2] Jacob Rasmussen, Some differentials on Khovanov-Rozansky homology

[Dow] Nathan Dowlin, A spectral sequence from Khovanov homology to knot Floer homology (arXiv link)