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Mathematics 2005
A Jones polynomial for braid-like isotopies of oriented links and its categorificationAbstract: A braid-like isotopy for links in 3-space is an isotopy which uses only those Reidemeister moves which occur in isotopies of braids. We define a refined Jones polynomial and its corresponding Khovanov homology which are, in general, only invariant under braid-like isotopies.
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