Partition regularity conjecture for generalized Pythagorean pairs

Let a,b,cZa,b,c\in\mathbb{Z} be non-zero, and consider the homogeneous quadratic equation

ax2+by2=cz2.ax^2+by^2=cz^2.

An equation is partition regular with respect to x,yx,y if every finite coloring admits a solution in which xx and yy have the same color. A non-zero integer is a square if it is the square of an integer.

Generalized Pythagorean-pair conjecture. If at least one of acac, bcbc, or (a+b)c(a+b)c is a square, then ax2+by2=cz2ax^2+by^2=cz^2 is partition regular with respect to x,yx,y.

This is presented as a variant of the main Rado triple conjecture covering partition regularity of pairs. The source does not report a resolution, so the assertion remains open.

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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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