OpenAI reports the Global Spherical Shell conjecture

Every connected minimal compact complex surface of class VII with positive second Betti number contains a global spherical shell.

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Every connected minimal compact complex surface of class VII with positive second Betti number contains a global spherical shell.

Why it matters

If correct, resolves the Global Spherical Shell conjecture for the remaining minimal class VII surfaces.

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Does every minimal class VII complex surface with positive second Betti number contain a global spherical shell?

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