Problem detail · source-aware

Kissing Number in 19 Dimensions

partialconfidence 70%

VibeMathed reports this item as partial. VibeMath preserves that report as a source assertion and has not independently authored a plain-language mathematical explanation.

Precise statement

The kissing number in 19 dimensions is at least 11948, improving the Cohn-Li bound by 256, via a binary code of length 19 and minimum distance 5 fed through the Cohn-Li odd-sign construction.

The source statement is reproduced for indexing with attribution. Mathematical correctness requires domain-expert or mechanical review. VibeMath has not independently audited statement fidelity, correctness, priority, or novelty.

What AI did

GPT-5.4 Pro

"GPT-5.4 Pro was used in the discovery of the construction and in revising the exposition." The verifying computation is a finite check with public scripts and explicit coordinates for the 11948-point configuration.

Provider: OpenAI · Prompt public: unknown · Independence: unknown

Verification boundary

unreviewed

A finite certificate with public code and coordinates; no independent rerun published yet.

Correctness: unknown · statement fidelity: unaudited · peer review: none

Timeline

  1. arXiv

    A record lower bound; the kissing number in dimension 19 remains unknown.

Known method families

construction (source-reported)

Source-reported tools: construction.

Independent: unknown · difference confidence: 0

What remains uncertain

VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.

  • VibeMath has not independently verified the mathematical claim.
  • AI-attempt independence and training-data exposure are unknown unless explicitly documented.
  • VibeMath has not independently audited the mathematical statement, proof, or novelty claim.