Hahn–Wilson thick generation at fp-type two
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For each prime p, must every connective p-complete spectrum of exact fp-type two lie in the thick subcategory generated by $BP\langle 2\rangle _p^\wedge $? The claimed counterexamples occur at every sufficiently large prime and also have $L_{2}^fX\simeq L_{2}X$ and $L_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X$.Short English statement
For each prime p, must every connective p-complete spectrum of exact fp-type two lie in the thick subcategory generated by $BP\langle 2\rangle _p^\wedge $? The claimed counterexamples occur at every sufficiently large prime and also have $L_{2}^fX\simeq L_{2}X$ and $L_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X$.Sources
- S1 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Counterexamples-to-the-Hahn-Wilson-conjecture-at-height-two-September-26-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-3022
Manuscript 1 (family 319, 2026-09-26): The problem selects the mathematical statement summarized here, including its stated hypotheses and parameter range. The cited theorem gives a claimed counterexample to that assertion in full.
Hahn–Wilson thick generation at fp-type two
OpenAI's claim
For sufficiently large primes, a connective p-complete spectrum of exact fp-type two is claimed not finitely constructible from standard BP<2>, despite satisfying both finite-localization and telescope-to-Morava comparison equivalences. The cited manuscript argues for that result; its relation to this problem is specified below.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
For every sufficiently large prime $p$, OpenAI claims a connective completed spectrum $X$ with finitely presented mod-$p$ cohomology over the Steenrod algebra, of exact fp-type two, satisfying \[ X\notin\operatorname{Thick}(BP\langle2\rangle_p^\wedge),\qquad L_2^fX\simeq L_2X,\qquad L_{T(2)}X\simeq L_{K(2)}X. \] Fp-type at most $n$ means $\pi_*(V\wedge X)$ has finitely many nonzero finite groups for some, equivalently every, finite type-$(n+1)$ spectrum $V$; exact type two excludes type at most one. Thick closure permits finite sums, shifts, cofibers and retracts, not arbitrary colimits. Here $L_2=L_{E(2)}$, $L_2^f$ is finite localization away from type greater than two, and $T(2)$ a height-two periodic telescope. The Brown--Peterson generator uses the specified standard form with coefficients $\mathbb Z_p[v_1,v_2]$.Outline of the argument
Manuscript 1 (family 319, 2026-09-26): Large-prime algebraicity transfers the problem to periodic sheaf complexes, where Laurent operators create paired defects growing faster than the available kernel bounds. The resulting homology-to-dual-homology restriction removes each possible finite tower stage by backward induction, including retracts. Completion remains locally controlled, allowing a connective cover with the required fp-type and localization equivalences while preserving the global obstruction.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, Counterexamples to the Hahn–Wilson conjecture at height two, 2026-09-26; citation key
OAI:Counterexamples-to-the-Hahn-Wilson-conjecture-at-height-two-September-26-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.