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Hilbert's tenth problem for systems of diagonal quadratic forms, and B\"{u}chi's problem

Number Theory 2025-06-10 v3 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

In this paper we complete B\"{u}chi's proof that there is no decision algorithm for the solubility in integers of arbitrary systems of diagonal quadratic form equations, by proving the assertion that whenever x12,,x52x_1^2, \cdots, x_5^2 are five squares such that the second differences satisfy xk+222xk+12+xk2=2x_{k+2}^2 - 2 x_{k+1}^2 + x_k^2 = 2 for k=1,2,3k = 1,2,3, then they must be consecutive. This answers a question of J.~Richard~B\"{u}chi.

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@article{arxiv.2412.16740,
  title  = {Hilbert's tenth problem for systems of diagonal quadratic forms, and B\"{u}chi's problem},
  author = {Stanley Yao Xiao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.16740},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Submitted version, with some minor corrections to the proof

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