geometric analysis

Higher degree obstructions to quasiconformal equivalence

arXiv:2607.11331

summary

The paper demonstrates that certain diffeomorphic Riemannian manifolds cannot be related by quasiconformal maps, using a degree‑2 conformal cohomology obstruction, and provides analogous examples in the contact sub‑Riemannian setting.

Abstract

Pairs of diffeomorphic Riemannian manifolds are shown not to be quasiconformally equivalent, while no degree one invariant (extremal lengths, conformal parabolicity,...) can distinguish them. The obstruction arises from conformal cohomology in degree 2. Similar examples are constructed in the contact subRiemannian category

Topics & keywords

#quasiconformal maps#riemannian manifolds#conformal cohomology#metric geometry#subriemannian geometrydegree 2 conformal cohomologyquasiconformal equivalencediffeomorphic manifoldscontact subriemannianextremal length
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