Conjecture on actions of circle homeomorphisms on spheres and discs
Let be the circle, the sphere, and the closed disc. Consider non-trivial actions of the group on these surfaces, and let and denote the families of actions referenced in the source. Sphere-and-disc action conjecture. Any non-trivial action of on the sphere is conjugate to one of the actions , and any non-trivial action on the closed disc is conjugate to one of the actions . The conjecture is motivated by the classification theorem for actions on the closed annulus and torus, but the source gives no resolution for the sphere or closed-disc cases.
References
Primary source
Emmanuel Militon, “Actions of the group of homeomorphisms of the circle on surfaces”, arXiv:1211.0846 (2014).
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