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Hilbert's Tenth Problem for some Noncommutative Rings

Number Theory 2024-10-07 v1 Logic Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We consider Hilbert's tenth problem for two families of noncommutative rings. Let KK be a field of characteristic pp. We start by showing that Hilbert's tenth problem has a negative answer over the twisted polynomial ring K{τ}K\{\tau\} and its left division ring of fractions K(τ)K(\tau). We prove that the recursively enumerable sets and Diophantine sets of Fqn{τ}\mathbb{F}_{q^n}\{\tau\} coincide. We reduce Hilbert's tenth problem over Fqn{ ⁣{τ} ⁣}\mathbb{F}_{q^n}\{\!\{\tau\}\!\} and Fqn( ⁣(τ) ⁣)\mathbb{F}_{q^n}(\!(\tau)\!), the twisted version of the power series and Laurent series, to the commutative case. Finally, we show that the different models of Fq[T]\mathbb{F}_q[T] in K{τ}K\{\tau\} we created are all equivalent in some sense which we will define. We then move on to the second family of rings, coming from differential polynomials. We show that Hilbert's tenth problem over K[]K[\partial] has a negative answer. We prove that Hilbert's tenth problem over the left division ring of fractions K(1,,k)K(\partial_1,\ldots,\partial_k) can be reduced to Hilbert's tenth problem over C(t1,,tk)C(t_1,\ldots,t_k) where CC is the field of constants of KK. This gives a negative answer for k2k \geq 2 if the field of constants is C\mathbb{C} and for k1k\geq 1 if it is R\mathbb{R}.

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@article{arxiv.2410.03485,
  title  = {Hilbert's Tenth Problem for some Noncommutative Rings},
  author = {A. Eggink},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.03485},
  year   = {2024}
}

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