The Alexander polynomial of sutured manifolds
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Mon, 02/03/2009 15:45 |
Jacob Rasmussen (Cambridge) |
Topology Seminar  |
L3 |
| The notion of a sutured 3-manifold was introduced by Gabai. It is a powerful tool in 3-dimensional topology. A few years ago, Andras Juhasz defined an invariant of sutured manifolds called sutured Floer homology. I'll discuss a simpler invariant obtained by taking the Euler characteristic of this theory. This invariant turns out to have many properties in common with the Alexander polynomial. Joint work with Stefan Friedl and Andras Juhasz. | |||