Quantitative nullhomotopy and the Hopf Invariant

Abstract

Let $G:S^{4n-1}\to S^{2n}$ be a map with nonzero Hopf Invariant. Using the generalized Hopf invariant introduced by Hajłasz, Schikorra and Tyson, we show that any null-homotopy $F:B^{4n}\to B^{2n+1}$ of $G$ with small $(2n+1)$-dilation must have large $(2n)$-dilation. Conversely, we show that these results are sharp by constructing smooth null-homotopies with arbitrarily small $(2n+1)$-dilation.