Mikhail Khovanov is a mathematician known for his contributions to the field of topology, particularly in knot theory and homological algebra. He is best known for developing Khovanov homology, an invariant of knots and links that is a categorification of the Jones polynomial. Khovanov homology provides richer information about knots than the Jones polynomial itself, offering insights into their properties through a deeper algebraic structure.
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