The handlebody positive-scalar-curvature conjecture

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Let M3M^3 be the interior of a genus-γ\gamma handlebody, equipped with a complete metric whose scalar curvature satisfies R>0R>0. The handlebody positive-scalar-curvature conjecture. Then γ1\gamma\leq 1. 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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Otis Chodosh, “Minimal surfaces and comparison geometry”, arXiv:2510.04481 (2025).

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