Seifert fibering surgery on periodic knots (Q1612210)

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Seifert fibering surgery on periodic knots
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    Seifert fibering surgery on periodic knots (English)
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    22 August 2002
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    A knot \(K\) in the 3-sphere \(\mathbb{S}^3\) is called a periodic knot with period \(p\) if there is an orientation preserving homeomorphism \(f: \mathbb{S}^3\to \mathbb{S}^3\) such that \(f(K)= K\) and \(f^p\) is the identity, where \(p>1\). By the positive answer to the Smith conjecture [\textit{J. W. Morgan} and \textit{H. Bass} (eds.), The Smith conjecture, Pure Appl. Math., Academic Press 112 (1984; Zbl 0599.57001)] the homeomorphism \(f\) is a rotation of \(\mathbb{S}^3\) around the set of fixed points of \(f\) (which is an unknotted circle). So the quotient space \(\mathbb{S}^3/f\) is again the 3-sphere. Let \(K_f\) denote the factor knot obtained from \(K\) under the action of \(f\). The authors prove that if a periodic knot \(K\) in the 3-sphere yields a Seifert fibered manifold by Dehn surgery, then the factor knot \(K_f\) of \(K\) with respect any periodic map \(f\) must be a torus knot, except for a special case. In particular, if a periodic knot \(K\) is hyperbolic and a factor knot of \(K\) is also hyperbolic, then \(K\) has no Seifert fibering surgery. This nice paper is then completed by some results on Seifert fibered manifolds obtained by Dehn surgery on periodic knots.
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    factor knot
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    Seifert fibered manifold
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    Dehn surgery
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