arXiv · 2608.27242
A proof of the Arnold-Givental conjecture
Abstract
We prove the Arnold-Givental conjecture in full generality: given a closed symplectic manifold $(X, \omega)$, an anti-symplectic involution $\tau_X: X \to X$ with fixed point set $L={\rm Fix}(\tau_X)$, and a Hamiltonian diffeomorphism $\phi: X \to X$ such that $\phi(L)$ intersects transversely with $L$, the following inequality holds: \[ \# \big( \phi(L) \cap L \big) \geq {\mathrm dim}_{{\mathbb F}_2} H_*(L; {\mathbb F}_2).\] The proof combines the methods of integral Floer theory of the first and fourth authors, a reduction to Hamiltonian Floer cohomology due to Lu, and a new idea related to localization in a $\mathbb Z/2$-equivariant Floer theory tailored to the problem.
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Shaoyun Bai, Egor Shelukhin, Yi Wang, Guangbo Xu. 2026-08-27. A proof of the Arnold-Givental conjecture. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.27242
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