Frobenius Modules and Essential Surface Cobordisms

Abstract

An algebraic system is proposed that represent surface cobordisms in thickened surfaces. Module and comodule structures over Frobenius algebras are used for representing essential curves. The proposed structure gives a unified algebraic view of states of categorified Jones polynomials in thickened surfaces and virtual knots. Constructions of such system are presented.

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