Lagrangian Cobordisms and Enriched Knot Diagrams: Refining Knot Homology — E8 Intelligence Research
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: FINDING: Lagrangian cobordisms define a geometric partial order on enriched knot diagrams, with holomorphic-disk counts yielding algebraic invariants that refine classical knot homology. | MATH: The core structure is a **Lagrangian cobordism** \(L \subset (\mathbb{C}^2 \times \mathbb{C}^2, \omega \oplus (-\omega))\) between conormals \(\Lambda_{K_0}\) and \(\Lambda_{K_1}\) of knots. Enriched diagrams add **gradings** (Maslov potentials) and **basepoints** (homological data). The algebraic invariant is the **Euler characteristic of the moduli space of holomorphic disks** \(\mathcal{M}(L; \beta)\) with boundary on \(L\), weighted by \(\pm 1\) via orientation signs: \[ \chi(\mathcal{M}(L)) = \sum_{\beta} (-1)^{\mu(\beta)} \# \mathcal{M}(L;\beta) \] where \(\mu(\beta)\) is the Maslov index. This yields a **differential** \(d\) on a chain complex generated by Reeb chords, with \(d^2=0\) from disk-boundary degenerations (Gromov compactness). For quasi-cobordisms (Angela Wu), the relation Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com
Author: Caldin, Andrew Stewart
Language: English
Subfield: Geometry and Topology
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7212160225
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