Dehn surgery functions are never injective

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Hauptverfasser: Hayden, Kyle, Piccirillo, Lisa, Wakelin, Laura
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author Hayden, Kyle
Piccirillo, Lisa
Wakelin, Laura
author_facet Hayden, Kyle
Piccirillo, Lisa
Wakelin, Laura
contents We prove that, for each fixed rational number $p/q \in \mathbb{Q}$, there exists a pair of distinct knots whose $p/q$-surgeries are orientation-preservingly homeomorphic. This confirms a 1978 conjecture of Gordon.
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spellingShingle Dehn surgery functions are never injective
Hayden, Kyle
Piccirillo, Lisa
Wakelin, Laura
Geometric Topology
57K10, 57K14, 57K30
We prove that, for each fixed rational number $p/q \in \mathbb{Q}$, there exists a pair of distinct knots whose $p/q$-surgeries are orientation-preservingly homeomorphic. This confirms a 1978 conjecture of Gordon.
title Dehn surgery functions are never injective
topic Geometric Topology
57K10, 57K14, 57K30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13369