English

Thin knots and the Cabling Conjecture

Geometric Topology 2026-05-26 v3

Abstract

The Cabling Conjecture of Gonz\'alez-Acu\~na and Short holds that only cable knots admit Dehn surgery to a manifold containing an essential sphere. We approach this conjecture for thin knots using Heegaard Floer homology, primarily via immersed curves techniques inspired by Hanselman's work on the Cosmetic Surgery Conjecture. We show that almost all thin knots satisfy the Cabling Conjecture, with possible exception coming from a (conjecturally non-existent) collection of thin, hyperbolic, L-space knots. This result serves as a reproof that the Cabling Conjecture is satisfied by alternating knots.

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@article{arxiv.2112.08074,
  title  = {Thin knots and the Cabling Conjecture},
  author = {Robert DeYeso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.08074},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

29 pages, 15 figures. v3: Updated to published version

R2 v1 2026-06-24T08:18:20.012Z