The negative-equals-reverse conjecture for Schoenflies balls

Let Δ\Delta be a Schoenflies ball, and let Δ-\Delta denote its complementary Schoenflies ball in S4S^4. Write Δˉ\bar\Delta for Δ\Delta with the opposite orientation. Negative-equals-reverse conjecture. If Δ\Delta is a Schoenflies ball, then

Δ=Δˉ.-\Delta=\bar\Delta.

Equivalently, Δ×I\Delta\times I is diffeomorphic to B5B^5. The conjecture concerns whether the complementary and oppositely oriented Schoenflies balls agree, and is a problem in smooth 4- and 5-manifold topology.

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David Gabai, “3-Spheres in the 4-Sphere and Pseudo-Isotopies of S^1S^3”, arXiv:2212.02004 (2024).

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