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Infinitely many knots admitting the same integer surgery and a 4-dimensional extension

Geometric Topology 2015-02-20 v2

Abstract

We prove that for any integer nn there exist infinitely many different knots in S3S^3 such that nn-surgery on those knots yields the same 3-manifold. In particular, when n=1|n|=1 homology spheres arise from these surgeries. This answers Problem 3.6(D) on the Kirby problem list. We construct two families of examples, the first by a method of twisting along an annulus and the second by a generalization of this procedure. The latter family also solves a stronger version of Problem 3.6(D), that for any integer nn, there exist infinitely many mutually distinct knots such that 2-handle addition along each with framing nn yields the same 4-manifold.

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@article{arxiv.1409.4851,
  title  = {Infinitely many knots admitting the same integer surgery and a 4-dimensional extension},
  author = {Tetsuya Abe and In Dae Jong and John Luecke and John Osoinach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.4851},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Two papers arXiv:1407.1529 and arXiv:1408.0092 have merged. 22 pages, 27 figures

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