Rump's retraction conjecture for quasilinear cycle sets

Let AA be a finite, nondegenerate cycle set whose underlying set is an abelian group, and call it quasilinear when its operation satisfies

a(b+c)=ab+(ab)c.a \ast (b+c)=a\ast b+(a-b)\ast c.

Call AA retractable if distinct elements induce the same left translation.

Rump's retraction conjecture. If AA is a quasilinear cycle set with A>1|A|>1, then AA is retractable.

The paper's stated goal is to prove this conjecture, using left braces, the cabling method, and an extended permutation group. Thus the conjecture is solved in the source paper.

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Primary source

Carsten Dietzel, “Proof of Rump's Retraction Conjecture for Quasilinear Cycle Sets”, arXiv:2607.08609 (2026).

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