Generalised Geroch conjecture with boundary

Let n2n\geq 2 be such that the generalised Geroch conjecture without boundary holds for all nn-manifolds. Let MM be an nn-manifold with non-empty boundary, and form M#TnM\# T^n by attaching a torus in the interior. A boundary is mean convex when its mean curvature is non-negative at every boundary point. Generalised Geroch conjecture with boundary. The manifold M#TnM\# T^n does not admit a complete Riemannian metric of positive scalar curvature with mean convex boundary. This boundary version is conditional on the corresponding conjecture without boundary and is presented as a consequence in the source; its status as a standalone general statement is therefore open.

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Helge Frerichs, “Scalar curvature deformations with non-compact boundaries”, arXiv:2403.03941 (2025).

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