Tangle sums and factorization of A-polynomials

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Authors Masaharu Ishikawa, T. Mattman, Koya Shimokawa

Publication date 27 October 2015

Published in The New York Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1107.2640, http://www.emis.de/journals/NYJM/j/2015/21-37.html

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A-polynomialAlexander polynomialknot group epimorphismsmarked tanglespolynomial factorizationtangle sum

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Abstract: We show that there exist infinitely many examples of pairs of knots, K_1 and K_2, that have no epimorphism $p{i}_1(S^{3}setminus{K}_1)op{i}_1(S^{3}setminus{K}_2)$ preserving peripheral structure although their A-polynomials have the factorization $A_{K_2}(L,M)mid{A}_{K_1}(L,M)$. Our construction accounts for most of the known factorizations of this form for knots with 10 or fewer crossings. In particular, we conclude that while an epimorphism will lead to a factorization of A-polynomials, the converse generally fails.

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This paper compares the factorization of A-polynomials with the existence of peripheral structure preserving epimorphisms between two knot groups, explaining most examples through 10 crossings with a construction involving ``marked tangles and showing that while epimorphism implies factorization, the converse fails for infinitely many examples. A factor table is provided for the A- and Alexander polynomials of Montesinos knots constructed by summing 3 tangles, 2 of which are mirrors of each other. Wisely, the authors make no claim that their table is complete.

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