The hyperplane asymptotic conjecture for non-geodesic horizontal projections

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Let GG be a Carnot group with first layer V1V_1, let π:GG/[G,G]\pi:G\to G/[G,G] be the quotient map, and let dd denote the relevant distance. Suppose that γ:RG\gamma:\mathbb{R}\to G is a geodesic whose horizontal projection πγ:RG/[G,G]\pi\circ\gamma:\mathbb{R}\to G/[G,G] is not a geodesic. Hyperplane asymptotic conjecture. There exists a hyperplane WV1W\subset V_1 such that

limt±d(πγ(t),W)=0.\lim\limits_{t\to\pm\infty}d(\pi\circ\gamma(t),W)=0.

This would sharpen the blowdown theorem by asserting that the horizontal projection of every such geodesic becomes asymptotic to a hyperplane in the first layer, rather than merely satisfying the weaker conclusion currently available. The source presents this as a possible improvement, and no resolution is given.

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Primary source

Eero Hakavuori and Enrico Le Donne, “Blowups and blowdowns of geodesics in Carnot groups”, arXiv:1806.09375 (2022).

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