The Strong Lang Conjecture

Let XX be a variety defined over a number field KK. A subvariety ΣX\Sigma\subsetneqq X is proper when it is strictly smaller than XX.

The Strong Lang Conjecture. If XX is of general type, then there exists a proper subvariety ΣX\Sigma\subsetneqq X such that for any finite extension KK' of KK,

#(XΣ)(K)  <  ;\#(X\setminus\Sigma)(K')\;<\;\infty\,;

that is, the set of KK'-rational points of XX lying outside of Σ\Sigma is finite.

This strengthens the Weak Lang Conjecture by requiring all rational points outside one proper subvariety to be finite after every finite extension. Its general status remains open.

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Primary source

Joe Harris and Yuri Tschinkel, “Rational Points on Quartics”, arXiv:math/9809015 (1998).

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