Thom's conjecture on invariant functions of generic vector fields

Let MM be a compact connected manifold, let XX be a C1C^1-generic vector field on MM, and let f:MRf:M\to\mathbb{R} be a function that is either C1C^1 or C0C^0. Call ff invariant if it is constant along the flow orbits of XX. Thom's conjecture. Every invariant function ff is constant on MM. This conjecture would yield triviality of the C1C^1-centralizer for generic vector fields with at most finitely many sinks or sources. The source attributes the conjecture to René Thom; its resolution status is not specified here.

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Davi Obata, “Symmetries of vector fields: the diffeomorphism centralizer”, arXiv:1903.05883 (2019).

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