Bolzano: Case Studies in LLM-Assisted Mathematical Research
arXiv cs.CL / 4/21/2026
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Key Points
- The paper reports new research results on six mathematics and theoretical computer science problems generated with assistance from Bolzano, an open-source multi-agent LLM system.
- Bolzano works by coordinating rounds of interaction between parallel theorem-prover agents and a verifier agent, while carrying a persistent knowledge base across rounds.
- Using the significance-autonomy taxonomy, the authors classify four of the six results as publishable research and find that three were produced essentially autonomously by the system.
- The findings are presented as evidence that LLMs can make meaningful contributions to mathematical research, in line with other recent reports.
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