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A Counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

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An explicit three-variable polynomial map has constant determinant −2 and a fiber containing three distinct rational points.

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Explicit map and verification of determinant and fiber

An explicit three-variable polynomial map has constant determinant −2 and a fiber containing three distinct rational points.

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Passage ID: jacobian-conjecture:entry:witness:v2

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Lean: the three-point fiber ↗

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The polynomial witness is source-reported complete; OpenMath has not built it. The project also proves jacobian_det and not_injective.

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ULAM research manuscript (no author named)

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The manuscript cites Levent Alpöge’s announcement, credits Akhil Mathew for asking the question and Fable for the work leading to the example. No named author is printed on this verification manuscript; these discovery credits are not its bibliographic authorship.

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  1. 2026-07-20 · selectedObserved Oct 13, 2026 · used in current publications

    A Counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture

  2. 2026-07Observed Oct 13, 2026

    An explicit Jacobian counterexample

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jacobian-conjecture-witness
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jacobian-conjecture:source:witness:v2
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A Counterexample to the Jacobian Conjecture
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2026-07-20
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Oct 13, 2026
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