Multidimensional periodic knots

cyclic action cyclically periodic knots fixed point set higher dimensional knots isovariant cobordism classes of periodic knots linking number Smith theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Embeddings in differential topology (57R40) Equivariant algebraic topology of manifolds (57R91) Finite transformation groups (57S17) Groups acting on specific manifolds (57S25)

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The notion of cyclically periodic knots in \(S^ 3\) is generalized for higher dimensional knots \(S^{n-2}\hookrightarrow S^ n\): a cyclic action \(\rho\) (DIFF, PL or TOP) of order \(s\) on \(S^ n\) maps the embedded sphere \(S^{n-2}\) --- which is supposed to be disjoint from the fixed point manifold of the action --- onto itself. Using Smith theory the following theorem is proved for a semifree action \(\rho\): (a) For \(s\neq 2,\rho\) admits a periodic knot if and only if \(\text{Fix} (\rho)\approx S^ 1\), and if so, then \(n\) is odd. (b) For \(s=2\), if \(\rho\) admits a periodic knot, then \(\text{Fix} (\rho)=S^ 0\) or \(S^ 1\). (c) For \(s=2\), if \(\text{Fix} (\rho)\approx S^ 1\), then \(\rho\) admits a periodic knot. For odd periods \(s\) the linking number \(\ell\) between the fixed point set \(S^ 1\) and the invariant knot and \(s\) are proved to be coprime. In the PL and TOP cases the linking number determines the restricted (to \(S^{n-2}\)) action up to normal cobordism for \(n\geq 7\). Furthermore isovariant cobordism classes of periodic knots in \(S^{2k+1}\) with \(S^ 1\) for the fixed point set and \(\ell=\pm 1\) are investigated. The results are too involved to be stated in a few lines --- notions and definitions from a paper of \textit{S. Cappell} and \textit{J. Shaneson} [Ann. Math., II. Ser. 99, 277-348 (1974; Zbl 0279.57011)] are used without further explanations.

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