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First-order definability of Darmon points in number fields

Number Theory 2026-01-27 v2 Algebraic Geometry Logic

Abstract

For a given number field KK, we give a \forall\exists\forall-first order description of affine Darmon points over PK1\mathbb{P}^1_K, and show that this can be improved to a \forall\exists-definition in a remarkable particular case. Darmon points, which are a geometric generalization of perfect powers, constitute a non-linear set-theoretical filtration between KK and its ring of SS-integers, the latter of which can be defined with universal formulas, as has been progressively proven by Koenigsmann, Park, and Eisentr\"ager & Morrison. We also show that our formulas are uniform with respect to all possible SS, with a parameter-free uniformity, and we compute the number of quantifiers and a bound for the degree of the defining polynomial.

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@article{arxiv.2410.03033,
  title  = {First-order definability of Darmon points in number fields},
  author = {Juan Pablo De Rasis and Hunter Handley},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.03033},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

16 pages. Update includes final section including directions for further research and potential ways to improve the results herein

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