The infinite KO\mathcal{KO}-width index conjecture

Let MM be a closed spin manifold. Its Rosenberg index is the index class associated with the spin Dirac operator, and MM is said to have infinite KO\mathcal{KO}-width when its KO\mathcal{KO}-width is unbounded. The infinite KO\mathcal{KO}-width index conjecture. Every closed spin manifold of infinite KO\mathcal{KO}-width has non-vanishing Rosenberg index.

This conjecture is motivated by the stable Gromov–Lawson–Rosenberg conjecture and the obstruction from infinite KO\mathcal{KO}-width to stable positive scalar curvature; it remains open in general.

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Rudolf Zeidler, “Band width estimates via the Dirac operator”, arXiv:1905.08520 (2020).

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