The revision reports that those tangent units span a sublattice of index 3^6=729, so their finite closure statements do not cover the full cusp-unit group. The source reports that distinct secant-unit products can have character components absent from the tangent orbit types, while the surviving cubic route runs from the full primitive Hesse-line cusp-unit lattice to multi-character additive/invariant extraction.
Route status · Narrowed routeDiophantine geometry and arithmetic geometry
abc conjecture
Collaboration betaHow large can the sum c=a+b be compared with the product of the distinct primes dividing abc, apart from an arbitrarily small power loss?
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Research problem
Exact mathematical statement
For pairwise coprime positive integers a, b, c with a+b=c, write
The abc conjecture states that for every ε>0 there is a constant Kε such that
The retained source explicitly says that it has not obtained a complete proof. Its elliptic-curve cusp-unit calculations and route proposals are source-reported research material, not an accepted proof of this statement.
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Where work on abc conjecture stands
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The surviving cubic route is the full primitive Hesse-line cusp-unit lattice followed by multi-character additive/invariant extraction.
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abc conjecture in numbers
6.7kretained lines of mathematical investigation6,701 in the current working snapshot
- Argument development
- 5,836 · 87%
- Explored or eliminated routes
- 110 · 2%
- Computational analysis
- 321 · 5%
- Open obligations
- 188 · 3%
- Definitions and setup
- 246 · 4%
8selected mapped statements1routes investigated4open questions4contribution-ready tasks
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Enumerate and certify primitive Hesse-line units of bounded height in the complete principal cusp-divisor lattice.
Suggested move: Compute bounded-height orbit representatives symbolically and verify their divisor vectors against the exact kernel description.
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The revision reports that those tangent units span a sublattice of index 3^6=729, so their finite closure statements do not cover the full cusp-unit group. The source reports that distinct secant-unit products can have character components absent from the tangent orbit types, while the surviving cubic route runs from the full primitive Hesse-line cusp-unit lattice to multi-character additive/invariant extraction.
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Enumerate and certify primitive Hesse-line units of bounded height in the complete principal cusp-divisor lattice.Suggested move: Compute bounded-height orbit representatives symbolically and verify their divisor vectors against the exact kernel description.
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Build character projectors and determinant candidates that use several primitive units without collapsing to constant or coordinate content.Suggested move: Test candidate character families for degeneracy, local valuation separation, and exact determinant factorization before any asymptotic claim.
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Exact abc inequality
Prove the exact abc radical inequality for all coprime positive triples a+b=c and every ε>0.
Suggested move: Resolve the exact source-reported obligation without treating it as an established negative result.Ready to work on
Convert a nondegenerate local extraction into the precise global radical-versus-height inequality required by abc.Suggested move: Audit every auxiliary height, discriminant, exceptional-set, and coefficient term in the local-to-global passage.
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Sourced mathematical context
The known mathematical landscape
Current statusRecent proof claim under review
The integer abc conjecture is not recorded here as solved. Mochizuki's official project pages continue to present IUT and its claimed abc consequence; Scholze and Stix identify a central gap and explain why they regard abc as still a conjecture. Project LANA's 2026 institutional posture suspends judgment while specialists examine the disagreement.
[1][2][3]External progress
What the literature has established
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Authoritative summaryZEN University's Project LANA describes a neutral institutional effort to understand IUT and explicitly suspends judgment on whether a proof has been obtained.[3] PreprintA Lean formalization establishes the polynomial Mason–Stothers theorem, a classical analogue, without formalizing or proving the integer abc conjecture.[4] Authoritative summaryMochizuki's official project page presents the published IUT series and maintains the claimed Diophantine consequences; publication alone is not treated as independent acceptance.[2] PreprintScholze and Stix published a detailed account of the gap they identify in the IUT argument and why they do not regard it as a proof of abc.[1]
Mathematical neighborhood
Related results and reusable starting points
Current focusabc conjecture
The Mason–Stothers theorem is often called the polynomial abc theorem, but its proof does not imply the integer conjecture.
[4]Inter-universal Teichmüller theory is claimed by its author to imply abc; that implication is precisely part of the unresolved proof dispute and is not accepted here as established.
[2][1]Formal and computational footholds
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- formal proof · source linked; not reproduced by ProofAtlasMason–Stothers theorem in Lean
A checked formal proof is reported for the polynomial analogue only; it is not a formal statement or proof of integer abc.
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Formalization opportunities
Lean work can make these reusable foundations precise without being presented as a proof of the core problem.
- Formalization targetA reviewed Lean statement aligned exactly with the integer abc quantifiers, radical, coprimality assumptions, and constant dependence.
- Formalization targetFormal arithmetic-geometry infrastructure for the selected proof route and a checked bridge from every intermediate inequality to the integer statement.
- Formalization targetIndependent mathematical resolution of the disputed IUT step before any formal encoding could inherit proof authority.
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5 standing statements3 proposed statements4 open questions1 narrowed routes
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1 of 8 1 - reduction
2 of 8 2 - lemma
4 of 8 4 - negative result
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Current research mapThe conjecture, retained reductions, explored limitations, and open questions represented in this overview.21 displayed rows · 1 route included
- retained route statementCan c exceed the radical of abc by more than an arbitrarily small power?
- retained route statementCurrent reductionintermediate
- retained route statementClosing targetintermediate
- retained route statementPrincipal cusp-divisor kernelintermediate
- retained route statementHesse-line generationintermediate
- retained route statementTangent lattice is incompleteintermediate
- retained route statementPrimitive secant-unit exampleintermediate
- retained route statementFull-lattice multi-character frontierintermediate
- Recorded relationshipThe source reports this as a route toward the conjecture; missing or unaudited premises remain and the reduction does not itself prove the target.supports · reported by source
- Recorded relationshipThis source-reported claim supports the retained route only within its stated, unaudited scope.supports · reported by source
- Recorded relationshipThis source-reported claim supports the retained route only within its stated, unaudited scope.supports · reported by source
- Recorded relationshipThis source-reported claim supports the retained route only within its stated, unaudited scope.supports · reported by source
- Recorded relationshipThis source-reported claim supports the retained route only within its stated, unaudited scope.supports · reported by source
- Recorded relationshipThis source-reported claim supports the retained route only within its stated, unaudited scope.supports · reported by source
- DerivationThe source reports that completing the closing target would advance the reduction to the main conjecture; this remains an informal route, not a verified derivation.proposed
- Useful failureTangent-unit lattice extrapolationreported failure
- Research targetEnumerate and certify primitive Hesse-line units of bounded height in the complete principal cusp-divisor lattice.open
- Research targetBuild character projectors and determinant candidates that use several primitive units without collapsing to constant or coordinate content.open
- Research targetConvert a nondegenerate local extraction into the precise global radical-versus-height inequality required by abc.open
- Research targetExact abc inequalityopen
- Narrowed routeTangent-unit lattice extrapolationThe revision reports that those tangent units span a sublattice of index 3^6=729, so their finite closure statements do not cover the full cusp-unit group. The source reports that distinct secant-unit products can have character components absent from the tangent orbit types, while the surviving cubic route runs from the full primitive Hesse-line cusp-unit lattice to multi-character additive/invariant extraction.
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- Supply a complete argument with every imported premise identified.
- Survive an independent attempt to falsify the proposed step.
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Prepared starting pointEnumerate and certify primitive Hesse-line units of bounded height in the complete principal cusp-divisor lattice.
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How large can the sum c=a+b be compared with the product of the distinct primes dividing abc, apart from an arbitrarily small power loss?
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Sources and references4 cited works · next context review by Nov 14, 2026
The mathematical context was checked on Aug 14, 2026. Status can be refreshed sooner after a material result or claim.
- 1Why abc is still a conjecturepreprint · Peter Scholze, Jakob Stix · University of Bonn · 2018 · accessed Aug 14, 2026
- 2Inter-universal Teichmüller Theory project pageauthoritative webpage · Shinichi Mochizuki · Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University · 2021 · accessed Aug 14, 2026
- 3Project LANA post-event reportauthoritative webpage · ZEN University · 2026 · accessed Aug 14, 2026
- 4A Lean formalization of the Mason–Stothers theoremformalization · Jesse Michael Han, Florence Sterck, Jeroen Sijsling · arXiv · 2024 · ARXIV 2408.15180 · accessed Aug 14, 2026
Important qualifications
- This record distinguishes publication of the IUT papers and continuing proof claims from authoritative acceptance of a proof of the integer abc conjecture.
- Scholze and Stix's report is a mathematical critique; Project LANA's institutional posture suspends judgment and does not itself resolve the dispute.
- The formalized Mason–Stothers theorem is the polynomial analogue, not the integer abc conjecture.
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