Modular Rado boundedness conjecture

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For kNk\in\mathbb{N}, let a1,,akZ/(2rZ)a_1,\ldots,a_k\in\mathbb{Z}/(2^r\mathbb{Z}), and let drd\leq r be the largest non-negative integer such that 2d2^d divides iIai\sum_{i\in I}a_i for some non-empty I[k]I\subseteq[k]. Modular Rado boundedness conjecture. There exists KNK\in\mathbb{N}, depending only on kk, such that one can KK-colour Z/(2rZ)\mathbb{Z}/(2^r\mathbb{Z}) so that every monochromatic solution x=(x1,,xk)x=(x_1,\ldots,x_k) of

a1x1++akxk=0a_1x_1+\cdots+a_kx_k=0

satisfies 2rdxi2^{r-d}\mid x_i for every i[k]i\in[k]. The source notes that a compactness argument would imply the single-equation case of Rado's boundedness conjecture.

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Rahil Baber, Natalie Behague, Asier Calbet, David Ellis, Joshua Erde, Ron Gray, Maria-Romina Ivan, Barnabás Janzer, Robert Johnson, Luka Milićević, John Talbot, Ta Sheng Tan and Belinda Wickes, “A collection of open problems in celebration of Imre Leader's 60th birthday”, arXiv:2310.18163 (2023).

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