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arxiv: 1011.3424 · v2 · pith:MQ3QYH73new · submitted 2010-11-15 · 🧮 math.NT · math.LO

Defining mathbb{Z} in mathbb{Q}

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keywords mathbbformuladiophantineuniversalassumesbombieri-langcomplementconjecture
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We show that ${\mathbb Z}$ is definable in ${\mathbb Q}$ by a universal first-order formula in the language of rings. We also present an $\forall\exists$-formula for ${\mathbb Z}$ in ${\mathbb Q}$ with just one universal quantifier. We exhibit new diophantine subsets of ${\mathbb Q}$ like the complement of the image of the norm map under a quadratic extension, and we give an elementary proof of the fact that the set of non-squares is diophantine. Finally, we show that there is no existential formula for ${\mathbb Z}$ in ${\mathbb Q}$, provided one assumes a strong variant of the Bombieri-Lang Conjecture for varieties over ${\mathbb Q}$ with many ${\mathbb Q}$-rational points.

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