The Rado triple conjecture for homogeneous quadratic equations

Let a,b,cNa,b,c\in\mathbb{N}. An equation is partition regular if every finite coloring of N\mathbb{N} admits a monochromatic solution. A triple (a,b,c)(a,b,c) is a Rado triple in the sense used for homogeneous quadratic equations.

Rado triple conjecture. The equation

ax2+by2=cz2ax^2+by^2=cz^2

is partition regular if and only if (a,b,c)(a,b,c) is a Rado triple.

The necessity follows from Rado's theorem together with the implication that partition regularity of P(x2,y2,z2)=0P(x^2,y^2,z^2)=0 implies partition regularity of P(x,y,z)=0P(x,y,z)=0. No instance of a Rado triple is currently known for which the required partition regularity has been proved; notable test cases include x2+y2=z2x^2+y^2=z^2, x2+2y2=z2x^2+2y^2=z^2, and x2+y2=2z2x^2+y^2=2z^2.

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Primary source

Nikos Frantzikinakis, “Partition regularity of homogeneous quadratics: Current trends and challenges”, arXiv:2411.17523 (2025).

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