Characterizing slopes for satellite knots

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Main Author: Sorya, Patricia
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contents A slope $p/q$ is said to be characterizing for a knot $K$ if the homeomorphism type of the $p/q$-Dehn surgery along $K$ determines the knot up to isotopy. Extending previous work of Lackenby and McCoy on hyperbolic and torus knots respectively, we study satellite knots to show that for a knot $K$, any slope $p/q$ is characterizing provided $|q|$ is sufficiently large. In particular, we establish that every non-integral slope is characterizing for a composite knot. Our approach consists of a detailed examination of the JSJ decomposition of a surgery along a knot, combined with results from other authors giving constraints on surgery slopes that yield manifolds containing certain surfaces.
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spellingShingle Characterizing slopes for satellite knots
Sorya, Patricia
Geometric Topology
A slope $p/q$ is said to be characterizing for a knot $K$ if the homeomorphism type of the $p/q$-Dehn surgery along $K$ determines the knot up to isotopy. Extending previous work of Lackenby and McCoy on hyperbolic and torus knots respectively, we study satellite knots to show that for a knot $K$, any slope $p/q$ is characterizing provided $|q|$ is sufficiently large. In particular, we establish that every non-integral slope is characterizing for a composite knot. Our approach consists of a detailed examination of the JSJ decomposition of a surgery along a knot, combined with results from other authors giving constraints on surgery slopes that yield manifolds containing certain surfaces.
title Characterizing slopes for satellite knots
topic Geometric Topology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.00739