Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature)

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The Hopf conjecture on Euler characteristic and curvature is an open problem in differential geometry proposing a deep link between the sign of a manifold’s Euler characteristic and the sign of its sectional curvature, especially for even-dimensional manifolds with positive or negative curvature.

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instanceOf mathematical conjecture ⓘ
open problem in differential geometry ⓘ
appliesTo compact Riemannian manifold ⓘ
even-dimensional compact manifold ⓘ
clarification distinct from Hopf fibration conjectures ⓘ
distinct from Hopf invariant one problem ⓘ
concerns sign of Euler characteristic ⓘ
sign of sectional curvature ⓘ
curvatureCondition everywhere negative sectional curvature ⓘ
everywhere positive sectional curvature ⓘ
dimensionCondition even dimension ⓘ
field Riemannian geometry ⓘ
differential geometry ⓘ
global differential geometry ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Hopf conjecture on Euler characteristic and curvature ⓘ
hasVariant Hopf conjecture for manifolds with negative sectional curvature ⓘ
Hopf conjecture for nonpositive curvature ⓘ
implies topological restrictions from curvature sign ⓘ
influenced research on manifolds of positive curvature ⓘ
research on pinched curvature ⓘ
study of topological obstructions to curvature conditions ⓘ
motivation understanding how curvature controls topology ⓘ
namedAfter Heinz Hopf ⓘ
namedEntityType mathematical statement ⓘ
predicts alternating sign of Euler characteristic for even-dimensional manifolds with negative sectional curvature ⓘ
positive Euler characteristic for even-dimensional manifolds with positive sectional curvature ⓘ
proposedBy Heinz Hopf ⓘ
relatedConjecture Hopf conjecture on product of spheres ⓘ
relatedTo Betti numbers ⓘ
Chern–Gauss–Bonnet theorem ⓘ
linked to: Chern–Weil theory

Euler characteristic ⓘ
Gauss–Bonnet theorem ⓘ
Hadamard–Cartan theorem ⓘ
Poincaré duality ⓘ
Riemannian manifold ⓘ
even-dimensional manifold ⓘ
homology sphere ⓘ
negative sectional curvature ⓘ
negatively curved manifold ⓘ
positive curvature manifold ⓘ
positive sectional curvature ⓘ
sectional curvature ⓘ
sphere theorem ⓘ
specialCaseOf relationships between topology and curvature ⓘ
status open ⓘ
studiedIn global Riemannian geometry literature ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ

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Heinz Hopf → notableWork → Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature) ⓘ
Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature) → hasVariant → Hopf conjecture for nonpositive curvature ⓘ
linked to: Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature)
Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature) → hasVariant → Hopf conjecture for manifolds with negative sectional curvature ⓘ
linked to: Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature)
Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature) → relatedConjecture → Hopf conjecture on product of spheres ⓘ
linked to: Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature)
Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature) → hasAbbreviation → Hopf conjecture on Euler characteristic and curvature ⓘ
linked to: Hopf conjecture (on Euler characteristic and curvature)