Gluck twists along 2-knots with periodic monodromy

Abstract

The union of singular orbits of an effective locally smooth circle action on the 4-sphere consists of two 2-knots, $K$ and $K^{\prime }$, intersecting at two points transversely. Each of $K$ and $K^{\prime }$ is called a branched twist spin. A twist spun knot is an example of a branched twist spin. The Gluck twists along branched twist spins are studied by Fintushel, Gordon and Pao. In this paper, we determine the 2-knot obtained from $K$ by the Gluck twist along $K^{\prime }$. As an application, we give infinitely many pairs of inequivalent branched twist spins whose complements are homeomorphic.

11pages, 6 figures