Spherical space form conjecture
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In geometric topology, the spherical space form conjecture (now a theorem) states that a finite group acting on the 3-sphere is conjugate to a group of isometries of the 3-sphere.
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Field | Geometric topology |
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Conjectured by | Heinz Hopf |
Conjectured in | 1926 |
First proof by | Grigori Perelman |
First proof in | 2006 |
Implied by | Geometrization conjecture |
Equivalent to | Poincaré conjecture Thurston elliptization conjecture |
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