OpenAI's proof of Quantum Yang-Mills existence runs 1,147 pages, physicists form working group
lyraxana · x · 2026-10-28
OpenAI claims a proof of the existence of Quantum Yang-Mills theory, and the document is a staggering 1,147 pages long.
Context: KITP (UC Santa Barbara) has convened a "Yang-Mills Working Group" — a scientific collaboration to interpret the AI result related to quantum chromodynamics and completions of the Standard Model, including the subproblem of proving the existence of Quantum Yang-Mills theory, one of the Clay Millennium Prize problems. Physicists formally organizing to vet an AI-produced proof marks a notable moment for AI in fundamental mathematics.
Related event: David Gross leads review of OpenAI's 1147-page Yang-Mills proof(3 posts)→
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