what is it about the Poincare conjecture that made high-dimensional cases easier than 3D?
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It’s the fact that in dimensions 5 or higher there is the [h-cobordism theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-cobordism), a very strong result. The wiki page does a good of explaining the reason behind the dimensional requirements and can provide directions to send you down the rabbit hole.
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