Anthropic paper: Claude autonomously solved an open problem in mathematical physics
andreisavu · x · 2026-11-10
A math-physics paper contributed by Anthropic, labeled "primarily AI-generated text," states its main result was first obtained autonomously by an internal Claude research model, with the public Claude Opus 5.5 later independently reproducing it; Claude wrote the paper under brief physicist guidance who verified every result.
The work exactly fixes the spinless modular bootstrap slope for 2D CFTs at ΛV = 12π²/(π²+4arcsinh²1) ≈ 9.1266, previously only bounded between 8.503 and 12, with numerics up to c=2048.
Commenters note this signals autonomous research capabilities at major labs, with internal models choosing their own research directions.
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