Projectivity from simultaneous self-Ext and algebra-Ext vanishing
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For every finite-dimensional algebra A over a field and every finite-dimensional left A-module M, does $Ext_A^i(M,M\oplus A)=0$ for all integers $i>0$ imply that M is projective?Short English statement
For every finite-dimensional algebra A over a field and every finite-dimensional left A-module M, does $Ext_A^i(M,M\oplus A)=0$ for all integers $i>0$ imply that M is projective?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2005/06.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/An-explicit-counterexample-to-the-Auslander-Reiten-conjecture-September-23-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2510
The finite-dimensional nonprojective module Z has Ext^i(Z,Z)=Ext^i(Z,Lambda)=0 for every i>0 over the explicit finite-dimensional field algebra. Additivity gives the requested Ext^i(Z,Z plus Lambda)=0, a counterexample to the universal implication. lean/docs/199.md documents precisely this counterexample and its ancillary properties. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed negative answer to the stated question.
Projectivity from simultaneous self-Ext and algebra-Ext vanishing
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents a counterexample in the selected manuscript. Over $\mathbb F_2(q,H_1,H_2)$, an explicit finite algebra and nonprojective Gorenstein-projective module are claimed to have all positive self-Ext and Ext into the algebra equal to zero.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
Over $k=\mathbb F_2(q,H_1,H_2)$, with algebraically independent indeterminates, the source claims a finite-dimensional algebra $\Lambda$ and nonprojective finite-dimensional left module $Z$ with \[ \operatorname{Ext}^i_\Lambda(Z,Z)=0= \operatorname{Ext}^i_\Lambda(Z,\Lambda)\qquad(i\ge1). \] The module is Gorenstein-projective, $\Lambda/\operatorname{rad}\Lambda\cong k^8$, and $(\operatorname{rad}\Lambda)^4\ne0$. All these conclusions persist after any extension of the coefficient field.Outline of the argument
A parameterized complete resolution starts from a small algebra and is transformed by cone and triangular-module constructions. Powers of the transcendental parameters prevent unwanted recurrence, while uniform kernel calculations give total acyclicity and remove positive self-extensions; scalar extension preserves those calculations.Formal verification
For family 199, the documented entries cover the characteristic-two rational-function-field Auslander--Reiten example, including field-extension persistence, and a separate symmetric Tachikawa counterexample. The listed Comparator files areAuslanderReiten.lean, Tachikawa.lean. Named declarations include OAI.ArExplicit.Statement.main, OAI.Tachikawa.main_theorem. 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, An explicit counterexample to the Auslander–Reiten conjecture, 2026-09-23; citation key
OAI:An-explicit-counterexample-to-the-Auslander-Reiten-conjecture-September-23-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 199: Lean scope.
- Comparator AuslanderReiten.json.
- Comparator AuslanderReiten.lean.
- Comparator Tachikawa.json.
- Comparator Tachikawa.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.