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Does there exist an algorithm which to each Diophantine equation assigns an integer which is greater than the number (heights) of integer solutions, if these solutions form a finite set? (1105.5747v27)
Published 29 May 2011 in math.LO and math.NT
Abstract: Let E_n={x_i=1, x_i+x_j=x_k, x_i \cdot x_j=x_k: i,j,k \in {1,...,n}}. If Matiyasevich's conjecture on finite-fold Diophantine representations is true, then for every computable function f:N->N there is a positive integer m(f) such that for each integer n>=m(f) there exists a system S \subseteq E_n which has at least f(n) and at most finitely many solutions in integers x_1,...,x_n. This conclusion contradicts to the author's conjecture on integer arithmetic, which implies that the heights of integer solutions to a Diophantine equation are computably bounded, if these solutions form a finite set.