Exponential growth of higher filling functions

Determine whether, when k is minimal such that a real triangulable Lie group G has the k-SOL obstruction, the higher filling function of degree k of G has exponential growth.

Background

The paper recalls that the SOL obstruction implies exponential growth of the ordinary Dehn function and asks whether the analogous higher-dimensional obstruction produces exponential growth in the corresponding degree-k filling function. This would extend the relationship developed in the paper between obstruction conditions, filling growth, and large homotopy or homology in asymptotic cones.

References

Also, does the higher filling function of degree $k$ of $G$ have exponential growth?

Fundamental groups of asymptotic cones of Lie groups with the SOL obstruction  (2608.30767 - Velut, 31 Aug 2026) in Section 1, subsection “Open questions” (label sec:open_questions)