Non-Existence of Linear-Quartic Factorization for the Second Cuboid Quintic
Abstract
Let be Sharipov's even monic degree- second cuboid polynomial depending on coprime integers . Writing as a quintic in produces an associated monic quintic polynomial. After the weighted normalization and we obtain a one-parameter family such that We show that for every rational with the equation has no rational solutions. Equivalently, admits no factorization over . The proof uses an explicit quotient by the inversion involution and reduces the rational-root problem for to rational points on the fixed genus- hyperelliptic curve Using Magma and Chabauty's method on the Jacobian of , we compute exactly and conclude that the only parameter value producing a rational root is the excluded case (equivalently ). As a consequence, for coprime the polynomial has no rational roots (hence no linear factor over , and in particular no linear factor over ).
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.04241,
title = {Non-Existence of Linear-Quartic Factorization for the Second Cuboid Quintic},
author = {Valery Asiryan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.04241},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Partial progress on the irreducibility of the second cuboid polynomial (Sharipov's second conjecture): non-existence of 1+4 factorization for the associated quintic. Computer-assisted proof