For every integer n ≥ 3 there is a polynomial map F: ℂⁿ → ℂⁿ whose Jacobian determinant is a nonzero constant and which has no polynomial inverse.
Assumptions
Polynomial maps over the complex numbers.
Reported in a 2026 preprint; no formal check is recorded for dimensions above three.
Scope
Extends the three-variable failure to every higher dimension. Shown as proposed: the preprint has no recorded formal or independent check beyond its own exact computations.
Gao generalizes the tangent-sweep mechanism behind the three-variable counterexample and states that it produces counterexamples in every dimension greater than two, with explicit maps in dimensions three, four and five.
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Shuhong Gao · Preprint · Publication date Jul 31, 2026
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Source revision: 2026-07-31. Observed Oct 13, 2026.
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Source updated Jul 31, 2026.
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