The oriented connected-endomorphism conjecture for the 2-sphere
The oriented connected-endomorphism conjecture for the 2-sphere
Let be the proposed oriented -operad, and let be the symmetric monoidal -category of oriented 3-dimensional bordisms. Write for the oriented -endomorphism operad of , and for its suboperad consisting of connected bordisms. The oriented connected-endomorphism conjecture. There is a map of -operads
whose image is , and is an equivalence
This would identify the proposed oriented operad with the connected part of the full oriented -endomorphism operad of the 2-sphere. The source gives no resolution evidence, so the conjecture remains open.
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Primary source
Chris Li, “Topological Field Theories and the Algebraic Structures of the Two-Sphere”, arXiv:2605.20846 (2026).
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