arXiv · 2606.12776
An AI Proof of 18-Variable Undecidability for Diophantine Equations over $\mathbb Z[i]$
Abstract
This paper presents an AI proof that there is no algorithm deciding whether a polynomial equation over the Gaussian integers in $18$ unknowns has a solution. The proof improves the $20$-unknown theorem of Matiyasevich and Sun. It follows their rationality criterion and integer test, but saves two variables: the clearing-denominator variable is avoided by imposing two integer conditions, and the remaining nonzero condition is absorbed into the relation-combining lemma by the one-variable gadget $(2R+1)(3R+1)$.
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Yuchen Ding, Junfeng Li. 2026-06-11. An AI Proof of 18-Variable Undecidability for Diophantine Equations over $\mathbb Z[i]$. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.12776
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