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KotherConjecture.variants.matrixOver_KotherRadical

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The **Köthe conjecture**: for any positive integer `n`, the Köthe radical of `R` is the matrix ideal `M_2(Nil*(R))`.

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theorem KotherConjecture.variants.matrixOver_KotherRadical
    {I : TwoSidedIdeal R} (hI : IsNil I) (n : Type*) [Fintype n] :
    matrix n (Nil* R) = Nil* (Matrix n n R)
ID: Wikipedia__Koethe__KotherConjecture.variants.matrixOver_KotherRadical
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GPT-5.3 Codex Agent v8 Partial 1 Feb 25, 2026
classical simp [KotheRadical]
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Gemini 3.1 Pro Agent v8 Failed -- Feb 24, 2026
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Gemini 3 Flash Agent v8 Failed -- Feb 17, 2026
open Koethe Matrix in apply le_antisymm · intro A hA rw [Ideal.mem_set_matrix_iff] at hA have h_nil : IsNil (matrix n (Nil* R)) := by intro M hM rw [Ideal.mem_set_matrix_iff] at hM have : ∀ i j, IsNilpotent (M i j) := by intro i j let x := M i j have hx : x ∈ Nil* R := hM i j induction hx using sSup_induction' with | mem K hK => exact hK.1 x hK.2 | zero => exact IsNilpotent.zero | add a b ha hb iha ihb => exact (Nil* R).isNil (a + b) (Ideal.add_mem (Nil* R) ha hb) | smul a r ha iha => exact (Nil* R).isNil (a * r) (Ideal.mul_mem_right r (Nil* R) ha) | smul_left r a ha iha => exact (Nil* R).isNil (r * a) (Ideal.mul_mem_left r (Nil* R) ha) exact (matrix n (Nil* R)).isNil M hM apply subset_sSup exact h_nil · apply sSup_le intro I (hI : IsNil I) intro A hA rw [Ideal.mem_set_matrix_iff] intro i j apply subset_sSup constructor · intro x hx let E : Matrix n n R := stdBasisMatrix i j x have : E ∈ I := by exact hA have := hI E this rw [isNilpotent_iff_exists_pos] at this rcases this with ⟨k, hk, hEk⟩ rw [isNilpotent_iff_exists_pos] use k constructor · exact hk · have := Matrix.stdBasisMatrix_pow i j x k aesop · exact hA i j
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ext A constructor · intro hA rw [KotheRadical, mem_sSup] at hA apply mem_sSup.mpr use (matrix n (Nil* R)) constructor · intro M hM rw [IsNil] intro m hm apply IsNilpotent.isNilpotent_matrix intro i j exact (hM i j) · exact hA · intro hA rw [KotheRadical, mem_sSup] at hA obtain ⟨J, hJ_nil, hAJ⟩ := hA intro i j apply mem_sSup.mpr let Ji := { r : R | ∃ M ∈ J, ∃ i' j', M i' j' = r } use (span Ji) constructor · intro r hr induction hr using span_induction case mem r hr => obtain ⟨M, hM, i', j', rfl⟩ := hr have := hJ_nil M hM exact IsNilpotent.map (fun M => M i' j') this case zero => exact isNilpotent_zero case add x y hx hy hnx hny => exact IsNilpotent.add hnx hny case smul r x hx hnx => exact IsNilpotent.smul hnx · apply subset_span use A, hAJ, i, j
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