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Andy Manion
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21 votes
1 answer
828 views

Why, in terms of quantum groups, does the knot determinant appear as an evaluation of both the Jones and Alexander polynomials?

13 votes
2 answers
502 views

How unique are extensions of TQFTs to lower dimension?

12 votes
1 answer
426 views

Is there a reasonable definition of TQFTs for n-cobordisms with connected inputs/outputs?

10 votes
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299 views

When were bordered Heegaard Floer homology's DA bimodules invented?

10 votes
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308 views

Is there a definition of an $\infty$-groupoid in HoTT whose terms are $n$-manifolds and whose higher morphisms are diffeomorphisms/isotopies/etc?

9 votes
2 answers
954 views

Khovanov-Rozansky homology and spectral sequences

9 votes
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308 views

How do sutured TQFT fit into the larger TQFT picture?

8 votes
1 answer
321 views

For any two noncrossing partitions $p, q$ of $n$, is the graph of geodesics from $p$ to $q$ in $NC(n)$ connected?

6 votes
1 answer
459 views

When may "summand of" be dropped from the definition of perfect dg module?

5 votes
1 answer
687 views

Kauffman's state model for the Alexander polynomial, via representation theory

5 votes
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804 views

How do you exponentiate a section of the adjoint bundle to get a gauge transformation?

4 votes
1 answer
263 views

Can the ribbon category of f.d. reps of $\mathcal{U}_q(\mathfrak{sl}(2))$ be modified so the twist is trivial on the vector representation?

3 votes
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219 views

Thinking about the quadratic dual graphically