Geometry and topology · Oct 6, 2026
The Hilbert–Smith conjecture in every dimension
Every locally compact second-countable Hausdorff group acting faithfully and jointly continuously on a connected finite-dimensional topological manifold is a Lie group. This proves the Hilbert–Smith conjecture in all finite dimensions, for Hausdorff second-countable manifolds without boundary.
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