2007 Georgia Topology Conference

 

Zoltan Szabo
Princeton University


A cube of resolutions for knot Floer homology


Abstract: This is a joint work with Peter Ozsvath. We develop a  skein exact sequence for knot Floer homology that involves singular knots.  This leads to an algebraic description of knot Floer  homology in terms of the braid projection of the knot.