Result 002, Number theory

The full BSD formula from low Selmer corank

Proves the full Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer leading-term formula for every elliptic curve over ℚ whose full q-power Selmer group has corank zero or one for some prime q, including finiteness of the Tate–Shafarevich group. With result 006, this gives full BSD for a density-one set of quadratic twists of every elliptic curve over ℚ.

Proof

The bigger picture

Why it matters

Elliptic curves are cubic equations whose rational solutions carry a rich arithmetic structure. The manuscript claims an exact link between those solutions and an associated analytic function whenever a particular arithmetic measure is zero or one.

What changes?

The manuscript reports the full BSD formula for every elliptic curve over the rationals whose full q-power Selmer group has corank zero or one for some prime q. This group packages rational-point and local-solvability information at powers of q; corank counts independent infinite directions. The formula identifies the first nonzero L-function coefficient with arithmetic data, including all prime factors. The L-function's vanishing order and the number of independent rational points both equal that corank.

What does that help mathematicians do?

The claim also makes the Tate-Shafarevich group finite, controlling an obstruction to passing from solutions over local number systems to rational solutions. Researchers could therefore recover its exact size from the leading-term formula and the other arithmetic quantities, not merely determine rank. The stated scope requires no extra restrictions on reduction, rational torsion, isogenies, complex multiplication or residual Galois representations. Curves outside the low-corank condition are not covered.

Are there practical applications?

Its immediate value is foundational: an exact accounting of rational-point arithmetic in this low-corank range. Combined with result 006, the summary claims full BSD for a density-one set of quadratic twists of every rational elliptic curve. These are related curves that become equivalent after adjoining a square root; density one means the covered proportion tends to 100%, not that every twist is covered.

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3 manuscripts

Exact Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer Formula from Low Selmer Corank

October 3, 2026 94 pages

We prove the full Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer leading-term formula for every elliptic curve over ℚ whose full q-power Selmer group has corank zero or one at some prime q. The analytic and Mordell–Weil ranks equal that corank, and the Tate–Shafarevich group is finite. The formula includes all prime factors and requires no additional hypotheses on reduction, rational torsion, isogenies, complex multiplication, or residual Galois representations.

Cite (BibTeX)
@misc{OAI:Exact-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-Formula-from-Low-Selmer-Corank-October-3-2026,
  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{Exact Birch--Swinnerton-Dyer Formula from Low Selmer Corank}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/Exact-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-Formula-from-Low-Selmer-Corank-October-3-2026/exact-bsd-low-selmer-corank.pdf}{OAI:Exact-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-Formula-from-Low-Selmer-Corank-October-3-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}

The Selmer converse for elliptic curves at every prime

September 24, 2026 82 pages

We prove the Selmer converse in coranks zero and one for every elliptic curve over ℚ and every prime p: if the full p-power Selmer group has ℤp-corank r∈{0,1}r\in\{0,1\}, then the analytic and Mordell–Weil ranks both equal r, and the entire Tate–Shafarevich group is finite. As an application at the additive prime 3, we prove that for every prime ℓ≡4,7,8(mod9)\ell\equiv4,7,8\pmod9, the cubic X3+Y3=ℓZ3X^3+Y^3=\ell Z^3 has analytic and Mordell–Weil rank one and finite Tate–Shafarevich group. In particular, every such ℓ is a sum of two rational cubes.

Cite (BibTeX)
@misc{OAI:The-Selmer-converse-for-elliptic-curves-at-every-prime-September-24-2026,
  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{The Selmer converse for elliptic curves at every prime}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/The-Selmer-converse-for-elliptic-curves-at-every-prime-September-24-2026/main.pdf}{OAI:The-Selmer-converse-for-elliptic-curves-at-every-prime-September-24-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}

The two-primary Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer formula in Selmer corank at most one

September 24, 2026 164 pages

We prove the two-primary Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer leading-term formula for every elliptic curve over the rationals whose two-power Selmer group has corank at most one. In this range, the algebraic rank, analytic rank, and Selmer corank are equal, and the Tate–Shafarevich group is finite. Combined with the quadratic-twist Selmer distribution, this gives the exact two-primary formula for a density-one set of signed squarefree twists of each fixed curve, ordered by absolute value; the common rank is zero or one, with each value having density one half.

Cite (BibTeX)
@misc{OAI:The-two-primary-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-formula-in-Selmer-corank-at-most-one-September-24-2026,
  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{The two-primary Birch--Swinnerton-Dyer formula in Selmer corank at most one}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/The-two-primary-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-formula-in-Selmer-corank-at-most-one-September-24-2026/paper.pdf}{OAI:The-two-primary-Birch-Swinnerton-Dyer-formula-in-Selmer-corank-at-most-one-September-24-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}

Posts about this result

Ok update, yes *this* updates my timelines! github.com/openai/math/blob/main/overview.pdf Rational Hodge over CM abelian varieties is true (032) and BSD for a density-one set (002 & 006). Also Hilbert's tenth problem over Q is false (004), just as everyone expected, but we didn't have a proof for!

Quoting @aran_nayebi: If either Hodge or BSD are proven to be *true* by AI (thereby likely using deep mathematical techniques), then this would update my timelines. This may also mean the Riemann Hypothesis is not far off. But if it's a be...

Oct 6, 2026, 6:40 PM ET

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