Philip Arathoon@philarathoonJul 30The Maxwell conjecture is false. Counterexample found by AI (GPT-5.6 Sol), communicated by human mathematicians: arxiv.orgThe Maxwell Conjecture is FalseWe exhibit a configuration of five point charges in Euclidean space whose electrostatic potential admits at least 24 critical points all of which are non-degenerate. Maxwell's conjecture that the...703813.9K783K