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 n≥5n\geq 5. Let C+(M){\cal C}^+(M) denote the space of positive conformal classes, and let C0,C1∈C+(M)C_0,C_1\in {\cal C}^+(M) be conformal classes. They are conformally concordant if

Y(M×[0,1],M×{0,1};C0⊔C1)>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 n≥5n\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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