# we-solve research prompt: Math-3065, Bounds for Homogeneous Polynomial Zeros

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/bounds-for-homogeneous-polynomial-zeros/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 1098; source catalogue code GREEN-098
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\section{Bounds for Homogeneous Polynomial Zeros}\label{1098}
{\small\sffamily UnsolvedMath ID 1098 · Number Theory}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}

\paragraph{Shared notation.}$\mathbb N=\{1,2,\ldots\}$, and $\mathbb Z,\mathbb Q,\mathbb R,\mathbb C$ denote the integers, rationals, reals and complex numbers. Any other conventions are specified locally.


A polynomial $F\in\mathbb Z[x_1,\ldots,x_n]$ is a homogeneous form of degree $d$ if every monomial with nonzero coefficient has total degree $d$. A nontrivial integral zero is a vector $\mathbf x\in\mathbb Z^n\setminus\{\mathbf0\}$ with $F(\mathbf x)=0$. Such a zero exists exactly when a nonzero rational zero exists, by multiplying rational coordinates by a common denominator. For each odd $d\geq3$, define $\nu(d)$ as the least nonnegative integer $t$ such that every such form in every number $n>t$ of variables has a nontrivial integral zero; Birch's theorem ensures that $\nu(d)$ is finite.
\paragraph{Statement recorded in the supplied source.}
For every odd integer $d\geq3$, obtain explicit upper bounds for $\nu(d)$ and improve their dependence on $d$; that is, find quantitatively sharp functions $B(d)$ for which
\[
 n>B(d)\ \Longrightarrow\
 \bigl(\forall\text{ homogeneous }F\in\mathbb Z[x_1,\ldots,x_n]
 \text{ of degree }d\bigr)
 \bigl(\exists\mathbf x\in\mathbb Z^n\setminus\{\mathbf0\}\bigr)
 F(\mathbf x)=0.
\]
No nonsingularity, diagonal form, or coefficient-size restriction is imposed. Bounds are requested uniformly over all forms of the given odd degree. \sref{1098}{2}
\subsection{Short English statement}
Bound how many variables suffice to force a nonzero integer zero of every homogeneous polynomial of a given odd degree.
\subsection{Sources}
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\item[\hypertarget{source:1098:1}{S1}] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, \emph{UnsolvedMath: A Curated Collection of Open Mathematics Problems}, record 1098 (GREEN-098). CC BY 4.0. \url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[\hypertarget{source:1098:2}{S2}] Amichai Lampert, Andrew Snowden and Tamar Ziegler, \emph{Polynomial Bounds for Birch’s Theorem}, arXiv:2512.00697v1 (2025), §1, definition of $N(d,s)$ and discussion of general degree bounds. For $K=\mathbb Q$, the recorded single-form threshold is $\nu(d)=N(d,1)-1$; the paper distinguishes fixed-degree dependence on the number of forms from dependence on degree. \url{https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00697}.
\item[\hypertarget{source:1098:3}{S3}] Ben Green, \emph{100 Open Problems}, maintained author list, Problem 98 and its comments, accessed 7 October 2026. \url{https://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/greenbj/papers/open-problems.pdf}.
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/GREEN-098

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-1098
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)