OpenAI claim summary for Math-2519
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The theorem gives D=F[x,y], every element algebraic over the center F, and [D:F]=infinity. Its two algebra generators meet the finite generation hypothesis and refute the required finite-dimensional conclusion. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed negative answer to the stated question.
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Finite central dimension of algebraic finitely generated division rings
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents a counterexample in the selected manuscript. An algebraic division ring is claimed to be generated as an algebra by two elements while having infinite dimension over its actual center.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
There is a division ring $D$, countable as a set, with $\operatorname{char}D=0$ and $Z(D)=F$, generated by two elements over its center, such that \[ D=F[x,y]=F(x,y),\qquad[D:F]=\infty,\qquad \forall z\in D\ \exists0\ne f_z\in F[t]:\ f_z(z)=0. \] Algebraicity of each element therefore coexists with infinite central dimension in this claimed finitely generated example. The notation $F[x,y]$ here means the unital algebra generated by $x,y$ over the centre $F$, permitting noncommutative words.Outline of the argument
A countable schedule imposes algebraic relations on successive polynomial expressions. Formal-series lifting inside finite-dimensional division-algebra models retains two independent deformation directions; trace constraints and conjugation calculations preserve generation, and a separate descent argument prevents the final center from making the dimension finite.Formal verification
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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, A Counterexample to Kurosh's Division-Ring Problem, 2026-09-23; citation key
OAI:A-Counterexample-to-Kuroshs-Division-Ring-Problem-September-23-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.