OpenAI claim summary for Math-2720
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The Kervaire paper main theorem explicitly allows every coefficient group A and every unimodular w in A*<t>, meaning exponent sum plus/minus one, and proves the natural coefficient homomorphism injective. lean/docs/256.md documents exactly this selected theorem. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
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Coefficient injectivity for unimodular one-variable equations
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. For every nontrivial group $G$, the free product $G*\mathbb Z$ is claimed not normally generated by a single element.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
In the free product $H=A*\langle t\rangle$, a word $w$ is unimodular when its total exponent of $t$ equals $1$ or $-1$. For any coefficient group $A$ and such $w$, the source claims \[ A\longrightarrow H/\langle\!\langle w\rangle\!\rangle_H\text{ injective}. \] The Kervaire corollary drops the exponent assumption for a different conclusion: \[ A\ne1\quad\Longrightarrow\quad H/\langle\!\langle w\rangle\!\rangle_H\ne1\qquad(w\in H). \]Outline of the argument
A traced spectral phase provides a unitary with a controlled large fixed space. Translating a putative coefficient relation into a planar surface yields one nontrivial boundary, which the phase calculation excludes; this prevents a normal generator of the required form.Formal verification
For family 256, the selected statement is coefficient injectivity for a single relator of exponent sum $1$ or $-1$ in $A*\mathbb Z$. It underlies the Kervaire consequence but does not include the newer general nonsingular-system theorem. The listed Comparator files areKervaire.lean. The inventory does not supply a named declaration for these Comparator entries. This site has not executed the Lean code. The scope descriptions do not certify the remaining manuscript arguments.Status caveat
OpenAI attributes these manuscripts to work by an internal model. Its release cautions that arguments without formalization can contain mistakes. This catalogue has not independently checked the proofs; the labels report the mathematical claims attributed to OpenAI.Sources
- OpenAI, The Kervaire theorem for groups, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:The-Kervaire-Theorem-for-Groups-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: cor:kervaire; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 256: Lean scope.
- Comparator Kervaire.json.
- Comparator Kervaire.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.