In this thesis, we give a topological interpretation of knot contact homology, by considering intersections of a particular class of chains of open strings with the knot itself. In doing so, we provide evidence toward a differential graded algebra structure on the algebra generated by chains of open strings.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UMASS/oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:dissertations-6332 |
Date | 01 January 2011 |
Creators | McGibbon, Jason F |
Publisher | ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst |
Source Sets | University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | text |
Source | Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest |
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