The K3 rational curves conjecture

Let (X,H)(X,H) be a projective K3 surface over an algebraically closed field, where HH is a polarization. The K3 rational curves conjecture. XX contains infinitely many integral rational curves CC linearly equivalent to some multiple of HH. This conjecture is motivated by questions concerning hyperbolicity and rational points on K3 surfaces. It is known for very general K3 surfaces when the characteristic is not 22 or 33, but remains open in the stated generality.

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Pietro Beri, Giovanni Mongardi and Gianluca Pacienza, “On the Zariski density of rational curves on IHS manifolds”, arXiv:2502.09349 (2025).

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