Kirby Problem 5.16 for noncommutative semifree DGAs
For semifree noncommutative differential graded algebras, are stable tame isomorphism, quasi-isomorphism, or derived Morita equivalence algorithmically decidable?
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A 2026 preprint claims that all three noncommutative equivalence tests are impossible to decide in general, while the graded-commutative versions remain open.
The problem asks whether algorithms can decide stable tame isomorphism, quasi-isomorphism, or derived Morita equivalence for semifree noncommutative DGAs; it is part of Kirby Problem . The claimed result addresses the noncommutative half, not the graded-commutative analogue.
May 2026 undecidability theorem
The preprint claims undecidability of all three equivalence problems, and also of tame isomorphism, over any nontrivial unital Turing-computable commutative ring . Its reductions use triviality problems for finitely presented associative algebras and groups; for the constructed pairs, stable tame isomorphism quasi-isomorphism derived Morita equivalence, with each equivalent to triviality of the underlying presentation. The claim is not independently verified.
Current status (as of May 2026): the noncommutative cases are claimed undecidable, but are not yet independently corroborated; the graded-commutative cases remain open.
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