A factorization conjecture for the numerical map on homotopy Hopf manifolds

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Let σ8\sigma^8 be the space of homotopy Hopf manifolds, let L\mathcal L and p1\mathrm{p}_1 be the maps appearing in the source, and let MO⟨8⟩MO\langle 8\rangle be the Thom spectrum of BO⟨8⟩BO\langle 8\rangle. Write π3S\pi_3^S for the third stable homotopy group of spheres. Factorization conjecture. The map

L∘p1:σ8⟶π3S\mathcal L\circ\mathrm{p}_1:\sigma^8\longrightarrow\pi_3^S

induces a map

L3:π3MO⟨8⟩⟶π3S\mathfrak{L}_3:\pi_3MO\langle 8\rangle\longrightarrow\pi_3^S

that can be seen as a factor of the ring isomorphism π∗tmf≅π∗S0\pi_*\mathrm{tmf}\cong\pi_*S^0. Restricting the domain of L3\mathfrak{L}_3 properly, it can be identified as a constant function with the term 112\frac{1}{12} in the Fourier expansion of the ℘\wp-Weierstrass function.

The conjecture refines the proposed numerical invariant by relating it to stable homotopy and the Witten-genus-based map through tmf\mathrm{tmf}. The supplied text does not state whether this conjecture has been resolved.

References

Primary source

Leonardo F. Cavenaghi, Lino Grama and Ludmil Katzarkov, “A Geometric Realization of Spherical T-Duality via -Diagrams”, arXiv:2404.19088 (2026).

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