The no-gap conjecture for Khovanov homology of prime quasi-alternating links

Let LL be a link, and let H(L)\mathcal{H}(L) denote its Khovanov homology. A link is prime if it cannot be expressed as a nontrivial connected sum, and a quasi-alternating link is a link in the class defined recursively by the quasi-alternating resolution conditions. A (2,n)(2,n)-torus link is the torus link obtained from the (2,n)(2,n) torus-knot construction.

No-gap conjecture. If LL is a prime quasi-alternating link that is not a (2,n)(2,n)-torus link, then the differential grading of H(L)\mathcal{H}(L) has no gap.

This conjecture is supported by the paper's results for quasi-alternating Montesinos links and quasi-alternating links of braid index 33. It is stated to imply both Conjecture 2.3 in and Conjecture 3.8 in, as well as consequences for the Jones polynomial; its general status is not resolved in the supplied text.

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Khaled Qazaqzeh and Nafaa Chbili, “On Khovanov Homology of Quasi-Alternating Links”, arXiv:2009.08624 (2021).

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