Markus conjecture for closed flat affine manifolds

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Let MM be a connected closed flat affine manifold. Its holonomy morphism is a map ρ ⁣:π1(M,p)→Rn⋊GL⁡(n,R)\rho\colon\pi_1(M,p)\to\mathbf{R}^n\rtimes\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbf{R}), and MM has parallel volume when ρ\rho takes values in Rn⋊SL⁡(n,R)\mathbf{R}^n\rtimes\operatorname{SL}(n,\mathbf{R}). The manifold is complete when its developing map D ⁣:M~→RnD\colon\widetilde M\to\mathbf{R}^n is a diffeomorphism.

Markus conjecture. Any connected closed flat affine manifold with parallel volume is complete.

This conjecture concerns the relationship between the volume-preserving holonomy condition and completeness of flat affine structures. It is still an open question, even in dimension three.

References

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Raphaël V Alexandre, “Affine three-manifolds with centralizing holonomy”, arXiv:2303.16665 (2023).

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