The dimension growth conjecture for smooth projective hypersurfaces

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Let n4n\geqslant 4 and d3d\geqslant 3. Let XX be a smooth projective hypersurface defined over Q\mathbb{Q} of degree dd in Pn\mathbb{P}^n. Let N(X,B)N(X,B) count the rational points on XX of height at most BB.

Dimension growth conjecture. For every ε>0\varepsilon>0,

N(X,B)n,d,εBn2+ε.N(X,B)\ll_{n,d,\varepsilon} B^{n-2+\varepsilon}.

The paper states that this bound should hold for all n4n\geqslant 4 and d3d\geqslant 3. It is known in particular when d50d\geqslant 50 or n28n\geqslant 28, while the stated range remains open in general; the bound fails in general for d2d\leqslant 2 or n3n\leqslant 3.

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Matteo Verzobio, “Counting rational points on smooth hypersurfaces with high degree”, arXiv:2503.19451 (2025).

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