A torsion-free group algebra that is not directly finite
What the paper claims, in its own words
Constructs a finitely presented torsion-free nonsofic group whose group algebra over 𝔽2 is not directly finite, disproving Kaplansky's conjecture even without torsion. Companion examples give injective nonsurjective cellular automata on all configurations, refuting Gottschalk's surjunctivity conjecture. Another counterexample is an integral group-ring matrix, invertible over the rational group ring, with Fuglede–Kadison determinant strictly between zero and one, disproving the unrestricted Determinant Conjecture.
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The original papers (4)
- A Torsion-Free Group Algebra That Is Not Directly Finite (PDF, opens in a new tab) October 4, 2026
- A Counterexample to Kaplansky's Direct-Finiteness Conjecture in Characteristic Two (PDF, opens in a new tab) September 23, 2026 Formal proof listed
- A Counterexample to the Group-Ring Determinant Conjecture (PDF, opens in a new tab) September 23, 2026 Formal proof listed
- A Counterexample to Kaplansky's Direct-Finiteness Conjecture in Odd Characteristic (PDF, opens in a new tab) September 26, 2026 Formal proof listed