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Existential definability and diophantine stability

Number Theory 2023-12-27 v3 Logic

Abstract

Let KK be a number field, let LL be an algebraic (possibly infinite degree) extension of KK, and let OKO_K \subset OLO_L be their rings of integers. Suppose AA is an abelian variety defined over KK such that A(K)A(K) is infinite and A(L)/A(K)A(L)/A(K) is a torsion group. If at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: 1. LL is a number field, 2. LL is totally real, 3. LL is a quadratic extension of a totally real field, then OKO_K has a diophantine definition over OLO_L.

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@article{arxiv.2208.09963,
  title  = {Existential definability and diophantine stability},
  author = {Barry Mazur and Karl Rubin and Alexandra Shlapentokh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.09963},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

We corrected a minor mistake. We are grateful to Laurent Moret-Bailly for pointing it out

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