Benedetti–Shiota conjecture on real algebraic links

Let f:R4R2f:\mathbb{R}^4\to\mathbb{R}^2 be a polynomial map with an isolated singularity at the origin, meaning that f(0)=(0,0)f(0)=(0,0), its first derivatives vanish at the origin, and its Jacobian has full rank away from the origin in some neighbourhood. For sufficiently small ρ>0\rho>0, its zero set intersects

Sρ3={(x1,x2,x3,x4)R4:i=14xi2=ρ2}S^3_{\rho}=\{(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)\in\mathbb{R}^4:\sum_{i=1}^4 x_i^2=\rho^2\}

in the link of the singularity. A link LL is real algebraic if it arises in this way. Benedetti–Shiota conjecture. A link LL is real algebraic if and only if it is fibered.

Milnor's theorem gives the forward implication: every real algebraic link is fibered. The conjecture asserts the converse, which is not established in the supplied text.

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Primary source

Benjamin Bode, “Braided open book decompositions in S^3”, arXiv:2111.05187 (2023).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2020–2021). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2006.00396.

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