# Proof of the main conjecture in Vinogradov's mean value theorem for degrees higher than three

```@article{Bourgain2015ProofOT,
title={Proof of the main conjecture in Vinogradov's mean value theorem for degrees higher than three},
author={Jean Bourgain and Ciprian Demeter and Larry Guth},
journal={arXiv: Number Theory},
year={2015}
}```
• Published 4 December 2015
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Number Theory
We prove the main conjecture in Vinogradov's Mean Value Theorem for degrees higher than three. This will be a consequence of a sharp decoupling inequality for curves
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