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Dimension-5 case of the main semiflow homotopy result

Prove or disprove that Proposition prop:GAS:homotopy:semiflow (which establishes a stability-preserving homotopy of semiflows for n≠5) also holds in dimension n=5.

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Background

Proposition prop:GAS:homotopy:semiflow asserts that, for n≠5, if the origin is strongly globally asymptotically stable under the Filippov regularization of a sufficiently regular vector field, then there exists a homotopy of semiflows to the canonical exponential flow that preserves stability.

The dimension n=5 is excluded because the needed diffeomorphism regularity of the conjugating map is not established in that case; resolving n=5 would close this gap.

References

Open question 2}: prove or disprove that Proposition~\ref{prop:GAS:homotopy:semiflow holds for $n=5$. Note that a counterexample would disprove the generalized Poincar e conjecture in $\mathsf{Diff}$ for $4$-dimensional spheres.

Asymptotic stability equals exponential stability -- while you twist your eyes (2411.03277 - Jongeneel, 5 Nov 2024) in Conclusion and future work — Open question 2