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Michael Kohn

2P

Affiliations
Affiliation
2P in the Department of Mathematical Sciences

Biography

I am a third year PhD student in low-dimensional topology.I am interested in Khovanov homology and other knot homologies arising from categorification of quantum invariants of knots. I am also interested in how we can use these invariants to infer information about knots, but also about surfaces in 4-manifolds. Most recently, this has involved work on developing and coding an algorithm to calculate induced maps on Khovanov homology.Previously, I completed a BSc in Mathematics at Imperial, writing a thesis on spin geometry. I then completed a MASt in Pure Mathematics at Cambridge.
Supervisors

Dirk Schuetz & Andrew Lobb

Research interests

  • Khovanov Homologies
  • Low-dimensional topology
  • Algorithms in topology
  • Quantum invariants of knots

Publications

Journal Article

  • G-invariant spin structures on spheres
    Daura Serrano, J., Kohn, M., & Lawn, M.-A. (2022). G-invariant spin structures on spheres. Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry, 62(2), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-022-09855-z