We explain how rank two Frobenius extensions of commutative rings lead to link homology theories and discuss relations between these theories, Bar-Natan theories, equivariant cohomology and the Rasmussen invariant.
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author = {Mikhail Khovanov},
title = {Link homology and Frobenius extensions},
journal = {Fundamenta Mathematicae},
volume = {189},
year = {2006},
pages = {179-190},
zbl = {1101.57004},
language = {en},
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Mikhail Khovanov. Link homology and Frobenius extensions. Fundamenta Mathematicae, Tome 189 (2006) pp. 179-190. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-fm190-0-6/