Kervaire's classification conjecture for 4-connected 10-manifolds

Let MM be a 44-connected closed manifold of dimension 1010. Its 55-th Betti number is denoted by B5(M)B_5(M), and its Kervaire invariant is Φ(M)Z2\Phi(M)\in \mathbb{Z}_2.

Kervaire's classification conjecture. The 55-th Betti number B5(M)B_5(M) and Kervaire invariant Φ(M)Z2\Phi(M)\in \mathbb{Z}_2 are a complete set of invariants of the homotopy type of MM.

This conjecture concerns the classification of 44-connected closed 1010-manifolds by homotopy type and arises from the question of whether vanishing Kervaire invariant guarantees the existence of a smooth structure. Its resolution status is not specified in the source.

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Wen Shen, “PL cobordism and classification of PL manifolds”, arXiv:2407.14028 (2024).

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