Universal stable 2-systolic inequality in dimension four

Let XX be a closed orientable smooth 44-manifold, and let stsys2(g)\operatorname{stsys}_2(\mathbf{g}) denote its stable 22-systole for a Riemannian metric g\mathbf{g}. Then

Universal stable 2-systolic inequality conjecture. There is a numerical constant CC, independent of XX, such that for every metric g\mathbf{g} on XX,

stsys2(g)2Cvol4(g).\operatorname{stsys}_2(\mathbf{g})^2\leq C\operatorname{vol}_4(\mathbf{g}).

The question asks for a universal stable systolic bound across all closed orientable smooth four-manifolds; the source explicitly calls it open.

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Christopher B. Croke and Mikhail G. Katz, “Universal volume bounds in Riemannian manifolds”, arXiv:math/0302248 (2003).

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