Mathematics Problem Archive
Scalar Curvature Question [?34]: Bounds on Width and on the Macroscopic Dimension
v1.3 research notesConjecture. Bounds on Width and on the Macroscopic Dimension. Complete n-dimensional Riemannian manifoldsX with the scalar curvaturesSc(X) ≥σ > 0 sati...
Scalar Curvature Question [?35]: Bound on the Filling Radius forSc ≥σ > 0
v1.3 research notesConjecture. Bound on the Filling Radius forSc ≥σ > 0., fil.rad[X]≤constn⋅( inf x∈X Sc(X)(x))−2. This, in view ofA,B,C from the previous section, yield...
Scalar Curvature Question [?38]: Asphericity⇒K-Area =∞
v1.3 research notesConjecture. Asphericity⇒K-Area =∞. The universal coverings ˜X of compact aspherical manifoldsX satisfy K-area( ˜X) =∞. Notice that this inequality, ev...
Scalar Curvature Question [?40]: Area Extremality and Rigidity of Symmetric and Einstein Spaces
v1.3 research notesConjecture Area Extremality and Rigidity of Symmetric and Einstein Spaces. All Riemannin manifolds with positive and parallel Ricci tensor, in particu...
Scalar Curvature Question [?43]: Would it be more prudent to replace the conditionSc(g) > 0 byRicci> 0
v1.3 research notesWould it be more prudent to replace the conditionSc(g) > 0 byRicci> 0?...
Scalar Curvature Question [?45]: Spin Problem
v1.3 research notesSpin Problem. All of the above only applies to spin maps f ∶X→X, for which the required twisted Dirac operator defined, and, as on similar occasions we...
Scalar Curvature Question [?47]: Stabilisation of Extremality
v1.3 research notesConjecture: Stabilisation of Extremality.Let X0 be a compact area extremal Riemannin manifold. Then A. X0× Rm is area gap extremal for allm. 53 B. X0×...
Scalar Curvature Question [?49]: The sphereSn minus Σo is area extremal in the "subcomplete" sense for all closed subsetsΣo ⊂Sn of topological
v1.3 research notesConjecture. The sphereSn minus Σo is area extremal in the "subcomplete" sense for all closed subsetsΣo ⊂Sn of topological dimensions k ≤1. 20 Lengths,...
Scalar Curvature Question [?50]: All of the above is satisfied, modulo constants, for alln-manifolds, possibly incomplete and/or with boundaries
v1.3 research notesConjecture. All of the above is satisfied, modulo constants, for alln-manifolds, possibly incomplete and/or with boundaries, withSc(X) ≥σ > 0. Namely m...
Scalar Curvature Question [?53]: Sharp Spherical Length Comparison Inequality
v1.3 research notesConjecture. Sharp Spherical Length Comparison Inequality. Spheres with finitely many punctures are length extremal. In fact – this is, probably equival...
Scalar Curvature Question [?54]: ExtremalityofConcaveSphericalBalls
v1.3 research notesConjecture: ExtremalityofConcaveSphericalBalls. The balls B(R) ⊂Sn of radiiR≥π 2 are length extremal: no Riemannian metricg on such a ball which is gr...
Scalar Curvature Question [?68]: Let $\widetilde X$ be the universal cover of a Riemannian $n$-manifold $X$ homeomorphic to the $n$-torus
v1.3 research notesLet $\widetilde X$ be the universal cover of a Riemannian $n$-manifold $X$ homeomorphic to the $n$-torus. Conjecture that $\widetilde X$ has non-posit...
Scalar Curvature Question [?70]: Let a domainY ⊂Rn havemean
v1.3 research notesConjecture Let a domainY ⊂Rn havemean.curv(∂Y ) ≥ n−k+ε for someε> 0 and k = 2,...,n −1. ThenY−1 admits a continuous map onto a(k−1)-dimensional polyh...
Scalar Curvature Question [?80]: C2-Smoothing of Continuous Metrics with Volumically Positive Scalar Curvatures
v1.3 research notesConjecture. C2-Smoothing of Continuous Metrics with Volumically Positive Scalar Curvatures.All continuous Riemannian metricsg on a smoothn-dimensional...
Scalar Curvature Question [?82]: C0-ContinuousGuth-GerochLowerVolume Bound for Balls in the Coverings of Essential Manifolds
v1.3 research notesConjecture. C0-ContinuousGuth-GerochLowerVolume Bound for Balls in the Coverings of Essential Manifolds. [57]. The universal coverings ˜X of Q-essenti...
Scalar Curvature Question [?85]: C0-Density of C0-metrics with Volumically Positive Scalar Curvatures
v1.3 research notesConjecture. C0-Density of C0-metrics with Volumically Positive Scalar Curvatures. Continuous Riemannian metrics withScvoln > 0 on anX are dense in the...
Scalar Curvature Question [?87]: but there are no apparent examples (if any) where these inequalities are strict
v1.3 research notesbut there are no apparent examples (if any) where these inequalities are strict. Everything we know aboutK-area+ easily extends to the the FredholmKar...
Scalar Curvature Question [?90]: Hyperbolic Volume Inequality
v1.3 research notesConjecture. Hyperbolic Volume Inequality.Then every continuous mapf0∶X→X0 is homotopic to a mapf, such that voln(f(X)) ≤vol(X) where, moreover, this i...
Scalar Curvature Question [?91]: Prove that there is a dimension-dependent constant $c_n$ such that every compact Riemannian $n$-manifold $X$ w
v1.3 research notesProve that there is a dimension-dependent constant $c_n$ such that every compact Riemannian $n$-manifold $X$ with $\operatorname{Sc}(X)\geq-\sigma^2$ ...
Can you hear an orbifold singularity?
v1.3 research notesCan one hear the presence of an orbifold singularity, i.e. whether or not there exists a pair of isospectral orbifolds, one of which has singular poin...
Biorthogonal curvature
v1.3 research notesDoes $S^2\times T^2$ admit a Riemannian metric with positive biorthogonal curvature?...
Area minimizing projective spaces in the projective space with the Berger metric
v1.3 research notesFor ${2n+1}>3$ and $0<k<{2n+1}$, are projective subspaces obtained by projection of the $k$-dimensional equatorial spheres minimal submanifolds of the...
Ricci pinching on solvable Lie groups
v1.3 research notesFor solvable Lie groups $G$, show that solvsolitons are the only local maxima of the Ricci pinching functional $g\mapsto F(g)=\frac{Scal(g)^2}{|Ric(g)...
Morse index of embedded minimal surfaces
v1.3 research notes; Do there exist embedded minimal surfaces with finite genus and Morse index $4$?; More focussed: in the $1$-parameter deformation of Costa's surface,...
On the Hodge spectra of lens spaces
v1.3 research notes- Construct congruence lattices which are norm$_1$ and norm$_1*$- isospectral in all dimensions (see ). - Are there families of $p$-isospectral lens s...
Isoperimetric Problem in $\mathbb{C} P^2$
v1.3 research notesProve that geodesic spheres provide the least-perimeter way to enclose prescribed volume in $CP^2$....
Homogeneous Riemannian manifolds with nontrivial nullity
v1.3 research notes1. If the normal holonomy group of an irreducible and full homogeneous submanifold $M^n$ of the sphere with $n \geq 2$ does not act transitively, then...
Constant mean curvature in homogeneous $3$-manifolds
v1.3 research notes; Do CMC spheres about a point $x$ in such a space form a foliation of $X-\{x\}$?; Could this be a way of proving embeddedness of CMC spheres in gener...
Gromov-Hausdorff convergence of K\"ahler Ricci flow
v1.3 research notesDoes the normalized Ricci flow converge in Gromov-Hausdorff sense to a generalized K\"ahler-Einstein space?...
Totally geodesic submanifolds and positive curvature
v1.3 research notesDoes Frankel's theorem hold for symmetric Finsler metrics?...
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 1
v1.3 research notesDescribe the combinatorics of B2(K6); B3(K4) and B3(K5)....
Configuration Spaces of Tensegrities — Problem 7
v1.3 research notesGiven a graph G. Does there exist a Cayley algebra system (or several systems) describing the union of the codimension 1 tensegrity strata in the plan...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.4
v1.3 research notesLet Γ be a smooth closed curve immersed in R3. Suppose that Γ has a continuous binormal vector field B which is one-to-one. Does it follow then that th...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 1.9
v1.3 research notesGiven a C∞ metric in a neighborhood of a point in a 2-dimensional Riemannian manifold, does there exist an isometric embedding of some neighborhood of...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 5.1
v1.3 research notesWhat is the shortest curve in R3 with a given width or inradius?...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.2
v1.3 research notesDoes there exist an embedded compact surface of constant mean curvature which is bounded by a circle, but is not a piece of a sphere....
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 6.3
v1.3 research notesShow that any compact embedded CMC surface which is bounded by a convex planar curve, and lies on one side of the boundary plane, is topologically a d...
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces — Problem 8.2
v1.3 research notesShow that the index of any singularity of a principal line fields on a surface is at most one....
Bass–Quillen conjecture
v1.3 research notesBass–Quillen conjecture: if $A$ is a regular Noetherian ring, is every finitely generated projective module over $A[t_1,\ldots,t_n]$ extended from a p...
In spherical or hyperbolic geometry, must polyhedra with the same volume and Dehn invariant be scissors-congruent
v1.3 research notesIn spherical or hyperbolic geometry, must polyhedra with the same volume and Dehn invariant be scissors-congruent?...
Maulik–Nekrasov–Okounkov–Pandharipande conjecture on an equivalence between Gromov–Witten theory and Donaldson–Thomas theory
v1.3 research notesMaulik–Nekrasov–Okounkov–Pandharipande conjecture on an equivalence between Gromov–Witten theory and Donaldson–Thomas theory...
Parshin's conjecture
v1.3 research notesParshin's conjecture: the higher algebraic K-groups of any smooth projective variety defined over a finite field must vanish up to torsion....
Virasoro conjecture
v1.3 research notesVirasoro conjecture: a certain generating function encoding the Gromov–Witten invariants of a smooth projective variety is fixed by an action of half ...
Prove resolution of singularities for algebraic varieties over fields of positive characteristic in arbitrary dimension
v1.3 research notesProve resolution of singularities for algebraic varieties over fields of positive characteristic in arbitrary dimension....
Reinhardt's conjecture
v1.3 research notesReinhardt's conjecture: the smoothed octagon has the lowest maximum packing density of all centrally-symmetric convex plane sets...
Square packing in a square
v1.3 research notesSquare packing in a square: what is the asymptotic growth rate of wasted space?...
Finding matching upper and lower bounds for k-sets and halving lines
v1.3 research notesFinding matching upper and lower bounds for k-sets and halving lines...
Tripod packing
v1.3 research notesTripod packing: how many tripods can have their apexes packed into a given cube?...
Dissection into orthoschemes
v1.3 research notesDissection into orthoschemes – is it possible for simplices of every dimension?...
The values of the Hermite constants for dimensions other than 1–8 and 24
v1.3 research notesThe values of the Hermite constants for dimensions other than 1–8 and 24...