Khovanov homology

noun

An oriented link invariant that arises as the homology of a chain complex. It may be regarded as a categorification of the Jones polynomial.

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Meanings

noun
  1. mathematicsAn oriented link invariant that arises as the homology of a chain complex. It may be regarded as a categorification of the Jones polynomial.

Origin

Named after Mikhail Khovanov, who developed it in the late 1990s.

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