Geometry and physics of knot homology

introduction

• 4 lectures at MPI by Gukov
  • 4/17, 4/22, 4/24, 4/25
• notes taken at https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8XXo8Tve1cxYzlJUk5aU21EZTA/edit

lecture 1

• knot polynomials
  • Jones
  • Alexander
  • HOMFLY-PT

lecture 2

• knot homology
  • Khovanov homology - Jones
  • knot Floer homology - Alexander
  • triply graded homology - HOMFLY