The handlebody positive-scalar-curvature conjecture
The handlebody positive-scalar-curvature conjecture
Let be the interior of a genus- handlebody, equipped with a complete metric whose scalar curvature satisfies . The handlebody positive-scalar-curvature conjecture. Then . This seeks a topological classification of three-manifold interiors admitting complete metrics of positive scalar curvature; the genus-one case is known to occur. The source says 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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