A categorification of the Alexander polynomial in embedded contact homology

Given a transverse knot $K$ in a three-dimensional contact manifold $(Y, α)$ , Colin, Ghiggini, Honda and Hutchings defined a hat version $\hat{ECK} (K, Y, α)$ of embedded contact homology for $K$ and conjectured that it is isomorphic to the knot Floer homology $\hat{HFK} (K, Y)$ .

We define here a full version $ECK (K, Y, α)$ and generalize the definitions to the case of links. We prove then that if $Y = S^{3}$ , then $ECK$ and $\hat{ECK}$ categorify the (multivariable) Alexander polynomial of knots and links, obtaining expressions analogous to that for knot and link Floer homologies in the minus and, respectively, hat versions.

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embedded contact homology, Alexander polynomial, categorification

Mathematical Subject Classification 2010

Primary: 57M27, 57R17, 57R58

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Received: 9 February 2016

Revised: 5 December 2016

Accepted: 26 December 2016

Published: 3 August 2017

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Gilberto Spano
Institut Fourier Université Grenoble Alpes 38000 Grenoble France

Volume 17, issue 4 (2017)

Gilberto Spano

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