Finiteness conjecture for unit equations in finite-dimensional division algebras

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Let AA be a finite-dimensional division algebra over Q\mathbb{Q}, and let Γ1,Γ2\Gamma_1,\Gamma_2 be finitely generated semigroups of the multiplicative group A×A^\times. Fix a,a′,b,b′∈A×a,a',b,b'\in A^\times. Noncommutative unit-equation conjecture. The equation

afa′+bgb′=1afa'+bgb'=1

has only finitely many solutions with f∈Γ1f\in\Gamma_1 and g∈Γ2g\in\Gamma_2. Moreover, there is an effectively computable finite subset S⊆Γ1×Γ2S\subseteq\Gamma_1\times\Gamma_2, determined by a,a′,b,b′a,a',b,b' and generators of Γ1,Γ2\Gamma_1,\Gamma_2, such that every solution (f,g)∈Γ1×Γ2(f,g)\in\Gamma_1\times\Gamma_2 lies in SS. This conjecture extends the preceding finiteness results for quaternion unit equations beyond the commutative setting and to arbitrary finite-dimensional division algebras; the effective finiteness assertion remains open.

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Primary source

Yifeng Huang, “Unit equations on quaternions”, arXiv:1910.13250 (2020).

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