A proof of Kurdyka's conjecture on arc-analytic functions

Abstract

We prove a conjecture of Kurdyka stating that every arc-symmetric semialgebraic set is precisely the zero locus of an arc-analytic semialgebraic function. This implies, in particular, that arc-symmetric semialgebraic sets are in one-to-one correspondence with radical ideals of the ring of arc-analytic semialgebraic functions.