Knot Group Epimorphisms, II
Geometric Topology
2008-06-20 v1 Group Theory
Abstract
We consider the relations and on the collection of all knots, where (respectively, ) if there exists an epimorphism of knot groups (respectively, preserving peripheral systems). When is a torus knot, the relations coincide and must also be a torus knot; we determine the knots that can occur. If is a 2-bridge knot and , then is a 2-bridge knot with determinant a proper divisor of the determinant of ; only finitely many knots are possible.
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@article{arxiv.0806.3223,
title = {Knot Group Epimorphisms, II},
author = {Daniel S. Silver and Wilbur Whitten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.3223},
year = {2008}
}
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14 pages, 1 figure