The generalized Atiyah–Jones conjecture for four-manifolds

Let XX be a 44-dimensional real manifold. Let Mk\mathcal{M}_k be the moduli space of SU(2)SU(2) instantons on XX of charge kk, let PkP_k be a principal bundle with c2(Pk)=kc_2(P_k)=k, let Bk\mathcal{B}_k be the space of gauge-equivalence classes of connections on PkP_k, and let θk ⁣:MkBk\theta_k\colon \mathcal{M}_k\rightarrow\mathcal{B}_k be the inclusion. Generalized Atiyah–Jones conjecture. The maps

(θk)t ⁣:Ht(Mk)Ht(Bk)(\theta_k)_t\colon H_t(\mathcal{M}_k)\rightarrow H_t(\mathcal{B}_k)

and

(θk)t ⁣:πt(Mk)πt(Bk)(\theta_k)_t\colon \pi_t(\mathcal{M}_k)\rightarrow \pi_t(\mathcal{B}_k)

are isomorphisms for tq=q(k)t\leq q=q(k). This generalization extends the Atiyah–Jones prediction from instantons on the sphere to arbitrary 44-dimensional real manifolds, and the source says that it remains open in all other cases.

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Edoardo Ballico, Elizabeth Gasparim and Francisco Rubilar, “25 open questions about vector bundles and their moduli”, arXiv:2106.06434 (2021).

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