Document Type

Article

Department

Mathematics (Pomona)

Publication Date

1985

Keywords

homology sphere, knot complements, periodic diffeomorphisms

Abstract

We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for a broad class of homology 3-spheres, obtained as the gluing of two knot complements, to have Zp-actions.

We explore when a homology sphere, obtained as the gluing of two knot complements has any smooth periodic diffeomorphisms.

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Posted with the permission of the Pacific Journal of Mathematics.

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© 1985 Pacific Journal of Mathematics

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