Notes on constructions of knots with the same trace (Q2134261)

The \(m\)-trace of a knot is the 4-manifold obtained from \(B^4\) by attaching a 2-handle along the knot with \(m\)-framing. There exist infinitely many pairs of distinct knots with the same (diffeomorphic) \(m\)-trace. Two independent techniques to construct such examples are known. One is the operation \((*m)\) defined by \textit{T. Abe} et al. [Int. Math. Res. Not. 2015, No. 22, 11667--11693 (2015; Zbl 1331.57004)], the other one is a technique given by \textit{A. N. Miller} and \textit{L. Piccirillo} [J. Topol. 11, No. 1, 201--220 (2018; Zbl 1393.57010)], utilizing \textit{R. E. Gompf} and \textit{K. Miyazaki}'s dualizable pattern in [Topology Appl. 64, No. 2, 117--131 (1995; Zbl 0844.57004)]. In the paper under review, correspondences between the two constructions are studied and clarified, and a ``twisting'' operation is introduced to both techniques. It is also shown that the family of knots admitting the same 4-surgery given by \textit{M. Teragaito} [Int. Math. Res. Not. 2007, No. 9, Article ID rnm028, 16 p. (2007; Zbl 1138.57012)] can be explained by the operation \((*m)\).