The generalized Mukai pseudoindex assertion
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For every smooth connected complex projective Fano $n$-fold $X$ of positive dimension, with Picard number $\rho$ and pseudoindex \[ \iota=\min\{-K_X\cdot C: C\text{ is a rational curve}\}, \] must $\rho(\iota-1)\leq n$? Must equality characterize the product of $\rho$ copies of $\mathbb{P}^{\iota-1}$?Short English statement
For every smooth connected complex projective Fano $n$-fold $X$ with $n>0$, Picard number $\rho$, and pseudoindex $\iota=\min\{-K_X\cdot C:C\text{ is a rational curve}\}$, is $\rho(\iota-1)\leq n$, with equality exactly when $X$ is the product of $\rho$ copies of $\mathbb{P}^{\iota-1}$?Sources
- S1 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/The-Generalized-Mukai-Conjecture-September-24-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2549
Manuscript 1 (family 063, 2026-09-24): The problem selects the mathematical statement summarized here, including its stated hypotheses and parameter range. The cited theorem gives a claimed proof of that assertion in full.
The generalized Mukai pseudoindex assertion
OpenAI's claim
For a smooth complex Fano $n$-fold, the generalized Mukai bound $\rho(\iota-1)\le n$ is claimed, with equality exactly for the corresponding product of projective spaces. 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 a smooth connected projective complex Fano manifold $X$ of dimension $n>0$, let $\rho_X$ be its Picard number and $\iota_X=\min\{-K_X\cdot C:C\text{ an irreducible rational curve}\}$ its pseudoindex. OpenAI claims \[ \rho_X(\iota_X-1)\le n, \qquad\text{equality}\ \Longleftrightarrow\ X\simeq(\mathbb P^{\iota_X-1})^{\rho_X}. \] The pseudoindex is a minimum curve degree, not divisibility of the anticanonical line bundle. There is no dimension restriction.Outline of the argument
Manuscript 1 (family 063, 2026-09-24): A weighted-projective evaluation construction gives positive lower bounds for point descendants of free rational curves. Basis-invariant alternating traces detect independent curve degrees in quantum correspondences; minimal proper covering families enter in the equality case and identify the projective-space factors.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, The generalized Mukai conjecture, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:The-Generalized-Mukai-Conjecture-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.