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On link quasimorphisms on the sphere and the equator conjecture

Symplectic Geometry 2025-09-19 v1

Abstract

Link spectral invariants were introduced by Cristofaro-Gardiner, Humili\`ere, Mak, Seyfaddini, and Smith. They induce Hofer-Lipschitz quasimorphisms on the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms of the two-dimensional sphere. We prove that some linear combinations of those quasimorphisms vanish on the stabiliser of the equator. As a consequence, at least one of the following statements holds: there are non-trivial linear relations between the link quasimorphisms, or the space of equators of the sphere has infinite Hofer diameter. The proof relies on an `almost' K\"unneth formula in Link Floer Homology for some specific type of connected sums.

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@article{arxiv.2509.14996,
  title  = {On link quasimorphisms on the sphere and the equator conjecture},
  author = {Baptiste Serraille and Ibrahim Trifa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.14996},
  year   = {2025}
}

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43 pages, 5 figures. Comments are welcome!