math README

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This repository contains mathematical manuscripts and supporting proof artifacts produced by an internal OpenAI model.

As part of model development, we evaluate our models on open research problems. We expanded these evaluations after performance on our existing mathematical evaluations saturated. Some outputs build upon earlier results produced by the models.

This collection includes results at different stages of verification. Not all have accompanying Lean formalizations. We will continue to update this repository with Lean formalizations as we obtain them.

Some of the unformalized results could have issues. We will endeavor to fix any such issues quickly. We are also exploring community-hosted repositories for these materials.

Navigating the collection

The current catalogue contains 719 manuscripts organized into 372 families. A family groups related papers, which may include a principal result, companion arguments, consequences, or alternative proofs. Each family is classified by mathematical discipline.

Reasoning summaries

We are also releasing abridged summaries of the model's reasoning, covering the following results:

Family Subject
007 Ordinary two-point correlations of multiplicative functions
017 The irrationality exponent of π
087 Symmetric and general Mahler conjectures
102 Ordinary NP-hardness at the basic semidefinite threshold
159 Quasipolynomial bounds for arithmetic progressions
197 Kaplansky's direct-finiteness conjecture in characteristic two
221 The Mézard–Parisi formula for diluted spin glasses
271 Spontaneous magnetization in the quantum Heisenberg ferromagnet
287 Isomorphism of free group factors
362 The three-dimensional relativistic Vlasov–Maxwell system

How the results were produced

The vast majority of results were obtained with the same procedure using an unreleased internal OpenAI model. On average, each result used three hours of ChatGPT Pro thinking compute with that model. Over the course of the evaluation, the model was posed approximately 4,000 problems. Aggregating the output into result families and manuscripts and requiring an appropriate level of significance led to the catalog outlined above.

Exceptions to this fixed procedure include work on a zero-free region for the Riemann zeta function and proof of the Hodge Conjecture for CM abelian varieties. Additionally, the writeup for the Re(s) > 11/12 zero-free region for the Riemann zeta function was human edited for readability.

Versions and citations

We will preserve the public release history of this collection. Corrections and revisions will be recorded as new versions, with previously released versions remaining accessible.

To cite the individual manuscript, use the BibTeX block in its directory.

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What is this?A public catalogue of 719 mathematical manuscripts grouped into 372 families, written by an internal OpenAI model during evaluations on open research problems. About 42% of top-line results already have Lean formalizations.
Is this a tool I install, or a set of documents?Documents rather than a software product: the preprints/ directory holds PDFs and source files with per-paper citation and build instructions, alongside a Lean library of formal proofs linked to the manuscripts.
How do I find my way around the collection?Open the overview for descriptions of the families, then use the manuscript map to find individual papers; the formalization catalogue lists the available Lean proofs and their verification configurations.
Can I trust every proof in here?No — results sit at different stages of verification and not all have Lean formalizations yet; the authors warn that some unformalized results could have issues and will fix such problems quickly.
How were these results actually produced?Almost all followed one fixed procedure: an unreleased internal OpenAI model was posed roughly 4,000 problems, with each result taking on average three hours of ChatGPT Pro thinking compute. Outputs were then aggregated into families and manuscripts that met a significance bar. A handful, including a zero-free region for the Riemann zeta function and the Hodge Conjecture for CM abelian varieties, deviated from this procedure.
Which results come with the model's reasoning summaries?Abridged reasoning summaries are published for ten families, among them the irrationality exponent of pi, the symmetric and general Mahler conjectures, quasipolynomial bounds for arithmetic progressions, Kaplansky's direct-finiteness conjecture in characteristic two, and the three-dimensional relativistic Vlasov-Maxwell system.
What areas of mathematics does it cover?Each family is classified by mathematical discipline, and the overview describes them all. The published summaries alone range across analytic number theory, statistical physics, quantum many-body theory, operator algebras, complexity theory, and relativistic field equations.
Will the collection keep changing?Yes. Lean formalizations will keep being added as they are obtained, and the release history is preserved: corrections and revisions become new versions while earlier versions stay accessible. The team is also exploring community-hosted repositories for these materials.
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