4. Manifolds of Cohomogeneity-one and Polar Actions
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Problem 4.1.
Study the existence and non-existence of metrics with non-negative curvature on manifolds of cohomogeneity-one. -
Problem 4.2.
Find cohomogeneity-one manifolds with “interesting” topology, in particular not homeomorphic to a symmetric space. Study curvature properties of these manifolds. -
Problem 4.3.
Classify cohomogeneity-one manifolds with \sec \geq 0 and at least one totally geodesic principal orbit. -
Problem 4.4.
Compute topological invariants of cohomogeneity-one manifolds. Classify topologically the new candidates for positive curvature. -
Problem 4.6.
Suppose M is a polar manifold with \sec > 0. Must M be diffeomorphic to a compact rank-one symmetric space? -
Problem 4.7.
Suppose \Sigma \subset M^n is the section of a polar action. If \Sigma is rationally elliptic, must M^n be rationally elliptic?
Cite this as: AimPL: Manifolds with non-negative sectional curvature, available at http://aimpl.org/nnsectcurvature.