Strong Markoff uniqueness conjecture

A Markoff triple is a positive integer solution (x,y,z)(x,y,z) of

x2+y2+z2=3xyz.x^2+y^2+z^2=3xyz.

For each Markoff triple (x,y,z)(x,y,z), let ξ\xi be the corresponding badly approximable irrational, whose field of definition is the quadratic field generated by 9z24\sqrt{9z^2-4}.

Strong Markoff uniqueness conjecture. Each of the badly approximable irrationals ξ\xi corresponding to a Markoff triple (x,y,z)(x,y,z) has a different field of definition Q[9z24]\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt{9z^2-4}]. Equivalently, if (x,y,z)(x,y,z) and (x,y,z)(x',y',z') are distinct Markoff triples, then

9z249z24\frac{9z^2-4}{9z'^2-4}

is not a square in Q\mathbb{Q}.

This strengthens Markoff uniqueness by requiring the quadratic fields attached to distinct Markoff triples to be distinct. The supplied text presents it as a proposed strengthening and gives no resolution.

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Brandon Dong, Soren Dupont, Evan M. O'Dorney and W. Theo Waitkus, “Raney Transducers and the Lowest Point of the p-Lagrange spectrum”, arXiv:2409.15480 (2024).

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