The existence of TGS links in closed orientable 3-manifolds

Let MM be a closed orientable 33-manifold. A TGS link is a link KK embedded in a 33-manifold such that MKM\setminus K is hyperbolic and KK has at least one totally geodesic spanning surface. TGS-link existence conjecture. Every closed orientable 33-manifold contains at least one TGS link. This would show that totally geodesic spanning surfaces of knots and links occur broadly among closed orientable 33-manifolds; the supplied text gives motivation but does not report a proof or disproof.

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Benjamin Shapiro, “Totally Geodesic Spanning Surfaces of Knots and Links in 3-Manifolds”, arXiv:2402.04410 (2024).

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