OpenAI reports a nearby Lagrangian counterexample

For some sufficiently large even N, the cotangent bundle of S⁹×Sᴺ⁻¹ contains a closed exact smoothly embedded Lagrangian diffeomorphic to the base that is not Hamiltonian isotopic to the zero section.

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For some sufficiently large even N, the cotangent bundle of S⁹×Sᴺ⁻¹ contains a closed exact smoothly embedded Lagrangian diffeomorphic to the base that is not Hamiltonian isotopic to the zero section.

Why it matters

If correct, disproves the unrestricted nearby Lagrangian conjecture even when the Lagrangian is diffeomorphic to the base.

What counts as progress

Must every closed exact Lagrangian in a cotangent bundle be Hamiltonian isotopic to the zero section?

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