Given a fibered knot $k$ in $S^3$, we have the decomposition of $S^3$ as union of $M$ and $S^1\times D^2 $, where M is a fiber bundle over $S^1$, with fiber $F$ such that its boundary is the knot $k$. We also have decomposition of $S^3$ as two copies of $S^1\times D^2$. Does this mean that M is actually diffeomorphic to $S^1\times D^2$?
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fibered knots in $ S^3$
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No. A theorem of Gordon and Luecke states that knots are determined by the homeomorphism type of their complement. Therefore, $M$ is only equal to $S^1\times D^2$ for the trivial knot.