Abstract

In the Khovanov homology of links, presence of (Formula presented.) -torsion is a very common phenomenon. Finite number of examples of knots with (Formula presented.) -torsion for n > 2 were also known, none for n > 8. In this article, we present several infinite families of links whose Khovanov homology contains (Formula presented.) -torsion for 2 < n < 9 and (Formula presented.) -torsion for s < 24. We introduce 4-braid links with (Formula presented.) -torsion which are counterexamples to parts of the PS braid conjecture. We also provide an infinite family of knots with (Formula presented.) -torsion in reduced Khovanov homology and (Formula presented.) -torsion in odd Khovanov homology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)488-497
Number of pages10
JournalExperimental Mathematics
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • braids
  • Khovanov homology
  • odd Khovanov homology
  • Primary 57M25
  • reduced Khovanov homology
  • Secondary 57M27
  • smoothing number one
  • torsion
  • torus links

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