Ghosh–Sarnak strong approximation conjecture for the Markoff surface

For an integer mm, let UmU_m be the affine Markoff surface

x2+y2+z2xyz=m.x^2+y^2+z^2-xyz=m.

For m=0m=0, let U0(Z/pZ)=U0(Z/pZ){(0,0,0)}U_0^*(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})=U_0(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z})\setminus\{(0,0,0)\}. Let Γ\Gamma be the group of affine integral morphisms of A3\mathbb{A}^3 generated by coordinate permutations and the Vieta involutions. Ghosh–Sarnak's strong approximation conjecture. For every prime pp, U0(Z/pZ)U_0(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}) consists of exactly two Γ\Gamma-orbits, namely {(0,0,0)}\{(0,0,0)\} and U0(Z/pZ)U_0^*(\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}). This is a strong approximation problem for the original Markoff surface; the supplied context does not state whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Quang-Duc Dao, “Brauer-Manin obstruction for integral points on Markoff-type cubic surfaces”, arXiv:2202.07142 (2023).

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