Scalar-curvature volume-entropy conjecture for closed 3-manifolds

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Let (M,g)(M,g) be a closed Riemannian 33-manifold, let R(g)R(g) denote its scalar curvature, and let h(M,g)h(M,g) denote the volume entropy of gg. Let h(H3)h(\mathbb{H}^{3}) denote the volume entropy of hyperbolic 33-space.

Volume-entropy conjecture. If

R(g)≥−6,R(g)\geq -6,

then

h(M,g)≤h(H3).h(M,g)\leq h(\mathbb{H}^{3}).

The source says this would provide another proof of the main theorem using the natural-map methods, but gives no proof or resolution.

References

Primary source

Ian Agol, Nathan M. Dunfield, Peter A. Storm and William P. Thurston, “Lower bounds on volumes of hyperbolic Haken 3-manifolds”, arXiv:math/0506338 (2005).

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