Common-factor conjecture for numerators of triangular-grid edge resistances

Let Ls(i)L_s^{(i)}, for i{1,2}i\in\{1,2\}, be the edge-resistance quantities defined in the paper, and let num(x)\operatorname{num}(x) denote the numerator of the maximally reduced fractional representation of xx. Let gcd\gcd denote the greatest common divisor. Common-factor conjecture. For every integer s1s\geq 1,

gcd(num(Ls(1)),num(Ls+1(2)))>1.\gcd\bigl(\operatorname{num}(L_s^{(1)}),\operatorname{num}(L_{s+1}^{(2)})\bigr)>1.

This conjecture predicts a persistent arithmetic relation between numerators of resistance values in successive transformed rims. The supplied text gives no evidence that it has been proved or disproved.

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Emily J. Evans and Russell J. Hendel, “Resistance values under transformations in regular triangular grids”, arXiv:2207.11207 (2024).

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