Kim–Livingston conjecture for rational homology cobordism

Let ΘQtop\Theta^{\mathrm{top}}_\mathbb{Q} be the topological rational homology cobordism group of rational homology 33-spheres, and let W(Q/Z)W(\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z}) be the Witt group of nonsingular symmetric bilinear linking forms L ⁣:A×AQ/ZL\colon A\times A\to\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z} on finite abelian groups. The linking form defines a surjective homomorphism

ΘQtopW(Q/Z).\Theta^{\mathrm{top}}_\mathbb{Q}\to W(\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z}).

Kim–Livingston conjecture. This homomorphism is an isomorphism.

The conjecture identifies topological rational homology cobordism classes of rational homology 33-spheres with their linking-form Witt classes. The source describes it as a well-known conjecture and notes that surjectivity is known, while injectivity remains the unresolved part.

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Primary source

Jae Choon Cha, “Primary decomposition in the smooth concordance group of topologically slice knots”, arXiv:1910.14629 (2021).

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