Uniqueness conjecture for relative motivic spheres in dimension 2

Let SS be any Noetherian scheme with characteristic zero residue fields, and let f:XSf:X\to S be a smooth scheme of relative dimension 22.

Uniqueness conjecture for relative motivic spheres. If XX is A1\mathbb{A}^1-homotopic to AS2\{0}\mathbb{A}^2_S\backslash\{0\}, then XX is isomorphic to AS2\{0}\mathbb{A}^2_S\backslash\{0\} as an SS-scheme.

This conjecture would assert that there are no exotic motivic spheres in relative dimension 22. It is proposed as a possible formulation in anticipation of a gluing lemma for motivic spheres; the source does not indicate whether it is known or resolved.

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Krishna Kumar Madhavan Vijayalakshmi, “Relative A^1-Contractibility of Koras-Russell Prototypes and Exotic Motivic Spheres”, arXiv:2510.21594 (2025).

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