Stevenhagen's negative Pell equation density conjecture

Let DD range over fundamental positive discriminants without prime factors congruent to 33 modulo 44. Define

ρ:=j=1(1+2j)1=0.41942.\rho:=\prod_{j=1}^\infty \left(1+2^{-j}\right)^{-1}=0.41942\cdots.

Stevenhagen's conjecture. The density of those DD for which the negative Pell equation

x2Dy2=4x^2-Dy^2=-4

has a solution is 1ρ1-\rho. This conjecture predicts the proportion of such discriminants for which the associated negative Pell equation is solvable; its stated density is a central quantitative result in the arithmetic of quadratic fields and has been resolved.

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Primary source

Ye Tian, Shicheng Wang and Zhongzi Wang, “Achirality of Sol 3-Manifolds, Stevenhagen Conjecture and Shimizu's L-series”, arXiv:2406.13241 (2024).

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