Combinatorial proof of Maslov index formula in Heegaard Floer Theory

Abstract

We prove Lipshitz's Maslov index formula in Heegaard Floer homology via the combinatorics of Heegaard diagrams.

arXiv comment15 pages, 10 figures

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• Holomorphic disks and genus bounds
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