Conformal concordance implies isotopy of positive conformal classes

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Let MM be a closed compact manifold admitting a positive-scalar-curvature metric, with n5n\geq 5. Let C+(M){\cal C}^+(M) denote the space of positive conformal classes, and let C0,C1C+(M)C_0,C_1\in {\cal C}^+(M) be conformal classes. They are conformally concordant if

Y(M×[0,1],M×{0,1};C0C1)>0.Y(M\times [0,1],M\times\{0,1\};C_0\sqcup C_1)>0.

Conformal concordance conjecture. If C0C_0 and C1C_1 are conformally concordant, then they are isotopic in C+(M){\cal C}^+(M).

Conformal concordance is already known to be an equivalence relation, and isotopic positive conformal classes are conformally concordant. The conjecture asks whether the converse holds for dimensions n5n\geq 5, paralleling the corresponding question for positive-scalar-curvature metrics.

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Kazuo Akutagawa and Boris Botvinnik, “Relative Yamabe Invariant”, arXiv:math/0008138 (2000).

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