Conjecture on actions of circle homeomorphisms on spheres and discs
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.
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Emmanuel Militon, “Actions of the group of homeomorphisms of the circle on surfaces”, arXiv:1211.0846 (2014).
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