The contractible three-manifold positive-scalar-curvature conjecture
The contractible three-manifold positive-scalar-curvature conjecture
Let be a contractible -manifold equipped with a complete metric whose scalar curvature satisfies . The contractible three-manifold positive-scalar-curvature conjecture. Then is diffeomorphic to . The question concerns whether positive scalar curvature can occur on exotic contractible open three-manifolds. The source states that the conjecture is proved under bounded-geometry assumptions, but gives no resolution in general.
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Primary source
Otis Chodosh, “Minimal surfaces and comparison geometry”, arXiv:2510.04481 (2025).
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