Scaling conjecture for filling functions of Carnot groups

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Let GG be a Carnot group, and let sts_t denote the scaling by tt on GG. For a map β:Sk→G\beta:S^k\to G, write vol⁡(β)\operatorname{vol}(\beta) for its volume and δk\delta^k for the relevant kk-dimensional filling function.

Scaling conjecture. There is a map α:Sk→G\alpha:S^k\to G such that

δk(st(α))∼δk(vol⁡(st(α))).\delta^k(s_t(\alpha))\sim \delta^k(\operatorname{vol}(s_t(\alpha))).

The conjecture asserts that, in every Carnot group, some family of scaled cycles realizes the filling function at the scale prescribed by its volume. It is motivated by the preceding examples, where difficult fillings arise from scaling simple cycles rather than from topological or geometric complexity; the supplied text gives no resolution.

References

Primary source

Robert Young, “Filling inequalities for nilpotent groups”, arXiv:math/0608174 (2011).

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