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Undecidability in function fields of positive characteristic
We prove that the first-order theory of any function field K of
characteristic p>2 is undecidable in the language of rings without parameters.
When K is a function field in one variable whose constant field is algebraic
over a finite field, we can also prove undecidability in characteristic 2. The
proof uses a result by Moret-Bailly about ranks of elliptic curves over
function fields.Comment: 12 pages; strengthened main theorem, proved undecidability in the
language of rings without parameter
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