Two second Steenrod squares for odd Khovanov homology
Recently, Sarkar–Scaduto–Stoffregen constructed a stable homotopy type for odd Khovanov homology, hence obtaining an action of the Steenrod algebra on Khovanov homology with Z/2Z coefficients. Motivated by their construction we propose a way to compute the second Steenrod square. Our construction is not unique, but we can show it to be a link invariant which gives rise to a refinement of the Rasmussen s-invariant with Z/2Z coefficients. We expect it to be related to the second Steenrod square arising from the Sarkar–Scaduto–Stoffregen construction.
Authors
- Dirk Schütz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4520-5301)
Institutions
- Durham University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fundamenta Mathematicae
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4064/fm240612-26-8
- Primary Topic
- Geometric and Algebraic Topology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00