The L-space conjecture

Let MM be an irreducible, rational homology 33-sphere other than S3\mathbb{S}^3. The L-space conjecture. The following are equivalent:

  1. The fundamental group of MM is left-orderable.
  2. MM supports a coorientable taut foliation.
  3. MM is not an L-space.

The conjecture connects left-orderability, taut foliations, and Heegaard–Floer homology. It is a central open conjecture in the study of 33-manifold groups; the exclusion of S3\mathbb{S}^3 avoids the convention that its trivial group is left-orderable.

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Primary source

Idrissa Ba and Adam Clay, “Circular orderability of 3-manifold groups”, arXiv:2106.10736 (2024).

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