An infinite family of non-concordant knots having the same Seifert form (Q1772474): Difference between revisions

In [Geom. Topol. 6, 403-408 (2002; Zbl 1009.57007)], \textit{C. Livingston} proved the following two theorems: Theorem. If a knot \(K\) has the Seifert form \(V_K\) and its Alexander polynomial \(\Delta_K(t)\) has an irreducible factor that is not a cyclotomic polynomial \(\phi_n\) with \(n\) divisible by three distinct primes, then there is an infinite family \(\{K_i\}\) of non-concordant knots such that each \(K_i\) has the Seifert form \(V_K\). Theorem. All prime power branched cyclic covers of a knot \(K\) are homology spheres if and only if all nontrivial irreducible factors of \(\Delta_K(t)\) are cyclotomic polynomials \(\phi_n(t)\) with \(n\) divisible by three distinct primes. All finite branched cyclic covers of \(K\) are homology spheres if and only if \(\Delta_K(t)=1\). In this paper, the author extends the above results to the full extent, that is, he proves that if a knot \(K\) has the Seifert form \(V_K\) and \(\Delta_K(t)\neq 1\), then there is an infinite family \(\{K_i\}\) of non-concordant knots such that each \(K_i\) has Seifert form \(V_K\).