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Morphisms between categorified spin networks

University of Virginia, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218216520500455Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

We introduce a graphical calculus for computing morphism spaces between the categorified spin networks of Cooper and Krushkal. The calculus, phrased in terms of planar compositions of categorified Jones–Wenzl projectors and their duals, is then used to study the module structure of spin networks over the colored unknots.

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AMSC: 57K18, 57K16, 18G35

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