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Rank stability makes rings of integers diophantine

Number Theory 2025-10-23 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

The recent negative answer to Hilbert's tenth problem over rings of integers relies on a theorem that for every extension of number fields L/KL/K, if there is an abelian variety AA over KK such that 0<rankA(K)=rankA(L)0 < \operatorname{rank} A(K) = \operatorname{rank} A(L), then OK\mathcal{O}_K is OL\mathcal{O}_L-diophantine. We present an alternative proof of this theorem and review how it is used.

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@article{arxiv.2510.19553,
  title  = {Rank stability makes rings of integers diophantine},
  author = {Bjorn Poonen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.19553},
  year   = {2025}
}

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