A slice genus lower bound from sl(n) Khovanov-Rozansky homology
By: by Andrew Jay Lobb
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 83
Description: We show that perturbing the definition of sl(n) Khovanov-Rozansky link homology gives a lower bound on the slice genus of a knot. As a corollary this yields a new proof of Milnor's conjecture on the slice genus of torus knots.
Notes: "March 2007."

Thesis (Ph.D., Dept. of Mathematics)--Harvard University, 2007.

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