Notes on constructions of knots with the same trace

Keiji Tagami

Published 2020-10-26Version 1

The $m$-trace of a knot is the $4$-manifold obtained from $\mathbf{B}^4$ by attaching a $2$-handle along the knot with $m$-framing. In 2015, Abe, Jong, Luecke and Osoinach introduced a technique to construct infinitely many knots with the same $m$-trace, which is called the operation $(\ast m)$. In this paper, we prove that their technique can be explained in terms of Gompf and Miyazaki's dualizable pattern. In addition, we show that the family of knots admitting the same $4$-surgery given by Teragaito can be explained by the operation $(\ast m)$.