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A skein relation for singular Soergel bimodules (2107.08117v1)
Published 16 Jul 2021 in math.QA, math.GT, and math.RT
Abstract: We study the skein relation that governs the HOMFLYPT invariant of links colored by one-column Young diagrams. Our main result is a categorification of this colored skein relation. This takes the form of a homotopy equivalence between two one-sided twisted complexes constructed from Rickard complexes of singular Soergel bimodules associated to braided webs. Along the way, we prove a conjecture of Beliakova--Habiro relating the colored 2-strand full twist complex with the categorical ribbon element for quantum $\mathfrak{sl}_2$.