Exotic 4-manifolds and Khovanov-Lipshitz-Sarkar homotopy type
Abstract
We introduce a new diffeomorphism invariant of smooth compact oriented 4-manifolds $X$ with a framed oriented 1-link $L$ in the boundary, where $L$ may be the empty set, and call it {\it Khovanov-Lipshitz-Sarkar skein lasagna homotopy type} or {\it KLS lasagna homotopy type} $\mathcal E^{LS}_0(X,L)$. Our invariant assigns to a smooth structure a stable homotopy type of a CW complex. Our new invariant is not weaker than KR lasagna module, which were defined by Morrison, Walker and Wedrich. For a pair $(X,L)$ such that $L\neq\emptyset$, our new invariant, KLS lasagna homotopy type, is stronger than the Khovanov-Rozansky $\mathfrak{gl}_2$ skein lasagna modules or KR lasagna modules.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Geometric and Algebraic Topology
Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology
Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint