Legendrian knots, transverse knots and combinatorial Floer homology

Peter Ozsváth; Zoltán Szabó; Dylan P. Thurston

doi:10.2140/gt.2008.12.941

Legendrian knots, transverse knots and combinatorial Floer homology

Peter Ozsváth, Zoltán Szabó, Dylan P. Thurston

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Abstract

Using the combinatorial approach to knot Floer homology, we define an invariant for Legendrian knots (or links) in the three-sphere, with values in knot Floer homology. This invariant can also be used to construct an invariant of transverse knots.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	941-980
Number of pages	40
Journal	Geometry and Topology
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2140/gt.2008.12.941
State	Published - 2008

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Geometry and Topology

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Floer homology
Legendrian knots

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