Constrained knots in lens spaces (Q6164251)

The main object studied in this paper is a special family of $(1,1)$ knots in lens spaces called constrained knots, which includes 2-bridge knots in the 3-sphere and simple knots in lens spaces. Constrained knots are parametrized by five integers and characterized by the distribution of spin$^c$ structures in the corresponding $(1,1)$ diagrams. In this paper, a complete classification of constrained knots based on the calculation of the knot Floer homology and presentations of knot groups is obtained. Many examples of constrained knots constructed from surgeries on links in the 3-sphere are provided, which are related to 2-bridge knots and 1-bridge braids.