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S(S(f)) = S(f) for reloids
Question $S(S(f)) = S(f)$ for every endo-reloid $f$?...
Inscribed Square Problem
Conjecture Does every Jordan curve have 4 points on it which form the vertices of a square?...
Rank vs. Genus
Question Is there a hyperbolic 3-manifold whose fundamental group rank is strictly less than its Heegaard genus? How much can the two differ by?...
Smooth 4-dimensional Schoenflies problem
Problem Let $M$ be a $3$-dimensional smooth submanifold of $S^4$, $M$ diffeomorphic to $S^3$. By the Jordan-Brouwer separation theorem, $M$ separates ...
Smooth 4-dimensional Poincare conjecture
Conjecture If a $4$-manifold has the homotopy type of the $4$-sphere $S^4$, is it diffeomorphic to $S^4$?...
Slice-ribbon problem
Conjecture Given a knot in $S^3$ which is slice, is it a ribbon knot?...
Realisation problem for the space of knots in the 3-sphere
Problem Given a link $L$ in $S^3$, let the symmetry group of $L$ be denoted $Sym(L) = \pi_0 Diff(S^3,L)$ ie: isotopy classes of diffeomorphisms of $S^...
Which homology 3-spheres bound homology 4-balls?
Problem Is there a complete and computable set of invariants that can determine which (rational) homology $3$-spheres bound (rational) homology $4$-ba...
Fundamental group torsion for subsets of Euclidean 3-space
Problem Does there exist a subset of $\mathbb R^3$ such that its fundamental group has an element of finite order?...
Which compact boundaryless 3-manifolds embed smoothly in the 4-sphere?
Problem Determine a computable set of invariants that allow one to determine, given a compact boundaryless 3-manifold, whether or not it embeds smooth...
What is the homotopy type of the group of diffeomorphisms of the 4-sphere?
Problem $Diff(S^4)$ has the homotopy-type of a product space $Diff(S^4) \simeq \mathbb O_5 \times Diff(D^4)$ where $Diff(D^4)$ is the group of diffeom...
Is there an algorithm to determine if a triangulated 4-manifold is combinatorially equivalent to the 4-sphere?
Problem Is there an algorithm which takes as input a triangulated 4-manifold, and determines whether or not this manifold is combinatorially equivalen...
Unsolvability of word problem for 2-knot complements
Problem Does there exist a smooth/PL embedding of $S^2$ in $S^4$ such that the fundamental group of the complement has an unsolvable word problem?...
The 4x5 chessboard complex is the complement of a link, which link?
Problem Ian Agol and Matthias Goerner observed that the 4x5 chessboard complex is the complement of many distinct links in the 3-sphere. Their observa...
Outer reloid of restricted funcoid
Question $( \mathsf{RLD})_{\mathrm{out}} (f \cap^{\mathsf{FCD}} ( \mathcal{A} \times^{\mathsf{FCD}} \mathcal{B})) = (( \mathsf{RLD})_{\mathrm{out}} f)...
Sticky Cantor sets
Conjecture Let $C$ be a Cantor set embedded in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Is there a self-homeomorphism $f$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ for every $\epsilon$ greater than $...
Nonseparating planar continuum
Conjecture Does any path-connected, compact set in the plane which does not separate the plane have the fixed point property? A set has the fixed poi...
Hilbert-Smith conjecture
Conjecture Let $G$ be a locally compact topological group. If $G$ has a continuous faithful group action on an $n$-manifold, then $G$ is a Lie group....
Strict inequalities for products of filters
Conjecture $\mathcal{A} \times^{\mathsf{\ensuremath{\operatorname{RLD}}}}_F \mathcal{B} \subset \mathcal{A} \ltimes \mathcal{B} \subset \mathcal{A} \t...
Funcoidal products inside an inward reloid
Conjecture (solved) If $a \times^{\mathsf{\ensuremath{\operatorname{RLD}}}} b \subseteq \left( \mathsf{\ensuremath{\operatorname{RLD}}} \right)_{\ensu...
Upgrading a completary multifuncoid
Let $\mho$ be a set, $\mathfrak{F}$ be the set of filters on $\mho$ ordered reverse to set-theoretic inclusion, $\mathfrak{P}$ be the set of principal...
Atomicity of the poset of completary multifuncoids
Conjecture The poset of completary multifuncoids of the form $(\mathscr{P}\mho)^n$ is for every sets $\mho$ and $n$: - atomic; - atomistic. See belo...
Atomicity of the poset of multifuncoids
Conjecture The poset of multifuncoids of the form $(\mathscr{P}\mho)^n$ is for every sets $\mho$ and $n$: - atomic; - atomistic. See below for defin...
Graph product of multifuncoids
Conjecture Let $F$ is a family of multifuncoids such that each $F_i$ is of the form $\lambda j \in N \left( i \right): \mathfrak{F} \left( U_j \right)...
A conjecture about direct product of funcoids
Conjecture Let $f_1$ and $f_2$ are monovalued, entirely defined funcoids with $\operatorname{Src}f_1=\operatorname{Src}f_2=A$. Then there exists a poi...
Closing Lemma for Diffeomorphism (Dynamical Systems)
Conjecture Let $f\in Diff^{r}(M)$ and $p\in\omega_{f}$. Then for any neighborhood $V_{f}\subset Diff^{r}(M)$ there is $g\in V_{f}$ such that $p$ is pe...
Jacob Palis Conjecture(Finitude of Attractors)(Dynamical Systems)
Conjecture Let $Diff^{r}(M)$ be the space of $C^{r}$ Diffeomorphisms on the connected, compact and boundaryles manifold M and $\chi^{r}(M)$ the space ...
Decomposition of completions of reloids
Conjecture For composable reloids $f$ and $g$ it holds - $\operatorname{Compl} ( g \circ f) = ( \operatorname{Compl} g) \circ f$ if $f$ is a co-compl...
Every metamonovalued funcoid is monovalued
Conjecture Every metamonovalued funcoid is monovalued. The reverse is almost trivial: Every monovalued funcoid is metamonovalued....
Every metamonovalued reloid is monovalued
Conjecture Every metamonovalued reloid is monovalued....
Generalized path-connectedness in proximity spaces
Let $\delta$ be a proximity. A set $A$ is connected regarding $\delta$ iff $\forall X,Y \in \mathscr{P} A \setminus \{ \emptyset \}: \left( X \cup Y ...
Direct proof of a theorem about compact funcoids
Conjecture Let $f$ is a $T_1$-separable (the same as $T_2$ for symmetric transitive) compact funcoid and $g$ is a uniform space (reflexive, symmetric,...
Another conjecture about reloids and funcoids
Definition $\square f = \bigcap^{\mathsf{RLD}} \mathrm{up}^{\Gamma (\operatorname{Src} f; \operatorname{Dst} f)} f$ for reloid $f$. Conjecture $(\mat...
What are hyperfuncoids isomorphic to?
Let $\mathfrak{A}$ be an indexed family of sets. Products are $\prod A$ for $A \in \prod \mathfrak{A}$. Hyperfuncoids are filters $\mathfrak{F} \Gam...
Infinite distributivity of meet over join for a principal funcoid
Conjecture $f \sqcap \bigsqcup S = \bigsqcup \langle f \sqcap \rangle^{\ast} S$ for principal funcoid $f$ and a set $S$ of funcoids of appropriate sou...
A funcoid related to directed topological spaces
Conjecture Let $R$ be the complete funcoid corresponding to the usual topology on extended real line $[-\infty,+\infty] = \mathbb{R}\cup\{-\infty,+\in...
Outward reloid of composition vs composition of outward reloids
Conjecture For every composable funcoids $f$ and $g$ $$(\mathsf{RLD})_{\mathrm{out}}(g\circ f)\sqsupseteq(\mathsf{RLD})_{\mathrm{out}}g\circ(\mathsf{R...
A diagram about funcoids and reloids
Define for posets with order $\sqsubseteq$: - $\Phi_{\ast} f = \lambda b \in \mathfrak{B}: \bigcup \{ x \in \mathfrak{A} \mid f x \sqsubseteq b \}$; ...
Which outer reloids are equal to inner ones
Warning: This formulation is vague (not exact). Question Characterize the set $\{f\in\mathsf{FCD} \mid (\mathsf{RLD})_{\mathrm{in}} f=(\mathsf{RLD})_...
Several ways to apply a (multivalued) multiargument function to a family of filters
Problem Let $\mathcal{X}$ be an indexed family of filters on sets. Which of the below items are always pairwise equal? 1. The funcoid corresponding t...