A strong multiplicity one theorem in min-max theory

Abstract: It was asked by Marques-Neves [MN17, Section 9] which min-max p-widths of the unit 3-sphere lie strictly between $2{\pi}^2$ and $8{\pi}$. We show that the 10th to the 13th widths do. More generally, we strengthen X. Zhou's multiplicity one theorem: We prove that in any closed manifold of dimension between 3 and 7 with a bumpy metric or a metric of positive Ricci curvature, for any min-max p-width, there exists a minimizing sequence of sweepouts that only detects multiplicity one minimal hypersurfaces.