Epimorphisms and boundary slopes of 2-bridge knots
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Publication:982407
zbMATH Open1205.57011arXiv1002.1106MaRDI QIDQ982407FDOQ982407
Authors: Jim Hoste, Patrick D. Shanahan 
Publication date: 6 July 2010
Published in: Algebraic \& Geometric Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: In this article we study a partial ordering on knots in the 3-sphere where K_1 is greater than or equal to K_2 if there is an epimorphism from the knot group of K_1 onto the knot group of K_2 which preserves peripheral structure. If K_1 is a 2-bridge knot and K_1 > K_2, then it is known that K_2 must also be 2-bridge. Furthermore, Ohtsuki, Riley, and Sakuma give a construction which, for a given 2-bridge knot K_{p/q}, produces infinitely 2-bridge knots K_{p'/q'} with K_{p'/q'}>K_{p/q}. After characterizing all 2-bridge knots with 4 or less distinct boundary slopes, we use this to prove that in any such pair, K_{p'/q'} is either a torus knot or has 5 or more distinct boundary slopes. We also prove that 2-bridge knots with exactly 3 distinct boundary slopes are minimal with respect to the partial ordering. This result provides some evidence for the conjecture that all pairs of 2-bridge knots with K_{p'/q'}>K_{p/q} arise from the Ohtsuki-Riley-Sakuma construction.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1002.1106
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