Bombieri–Lang conjecture

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The Bombieri–Lang conjecture is a major unsolved conjecture in number theory and arithmetic geometry predicting that varieties of general type over number fields have only finitely many rational points.

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instanceOf conjecture in arithmetic geometry
conjecture in number theory
mathematical conjecture
assumes base field is a number field
variety is of general type
concerns distribution of rational points
varieties of general type over number fields
consequence strong restrictions on rational points on general type varieties
domain number fields
expressedIn Diophantine approximation language
algebraic geometry
field arithmetic geometry
number theory
formulatedBy Enrico Bombieri
Serge Lang
generalizes Mordell conjecture
linked to: Faltings' theorem
implies Mordell conjecture over number fields in suitable settings
finiteness of rational points on curves of genus at least 2 over number fields
importance central open problem about rational points
major conjecture in arithmetic geometry
influencedBy Mordell conjecture
linked to: Faltings' theorem

Weil conjectures on curves
linked to: Weil conjectures
isPartOf Lang's program on Diophantine geometry
motivation understanding arithmetic of higher-dimensional varieties
namedAfter Enrico Bombieri
Serge Lang
predicts varieties of general type over number fields have only finitely many rational points
quantifier finitely many rational points
relatedTo Campana conjecture
Faltings's theorem
linked to: Faltings' theorem

Lang conjectures on rational points
Northcott property for heights
Vojta conjectures
abc conjecture
height functions on varieties
hyperbolicity of varieties
scope smooth projective varieties of general type
status open problem
timePeriod late 20th century
topic Diophantine geometry
rational points on algebraic varieties
varieties of general type
typeOfStatement finiteness conjecture

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Enrico Bombieri knownFor Bombieri–Lang conjecture
Diophantine geometry relatedTo Lang conjectures
linked to: Bombieri–Lang conjecture
Diophantine geometry relatedTo Vojta conjectures
linked to: Bombieri–Lang conjecture