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On the Hopf Problem and a Conjecture of Liu-Maxim-Wang

Algebraic Geometry 2024-01-17 v4 Differential Geometry Geometric Topology

Abstract

We discuss an approach towards the Hopf problem for aspherical smooth projective varieties recently proposed by Liu, Maxim, and Wang in [LMW21]. In complex dimension two, we point out that this circle of ideas suggests an intriguing conjecture regarding the geography of aspherical surfaces of general type.

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@article{arxiv.2310.03129,
  title  = {On the Hopf Problem and a Conjecture of Liu-Maxim-Wang},
  author = {Luca F. Di Cerbo and Rita Pardini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.03129},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

Some changes following referee's report. Final version to appear in Expo. Math., 12 pages, no figures