Vanishing-correlation conjecture for distinct irreducible binary quadratic forms

Let P1,P2Z[m,n]P_1,P_2\in\mathbb{Z}[m,n] be irreducible binary quadratic forms that are not multiples of one another. Say that P1,P2P_1,P_2 are good for vanishing of correlations of aperiodic multiplicative functions if, whenever f1,f2 ⁣:NS1f_1,f_2\colon\mathbb{N}\to\mathbb{S}^1 are completely multiplicative and either f1f_1 is aperiodic on the primes associated with P1P_1 or f2f_2 is aperiodic on the primes associated with P2P_2, the correlation averages specified in the paper vanish for every QNQ\in\mathbb{N} and a,bZ+a,b\in\mathbb{Z}_+.

Vanishing-correlation conjecture. If P1,P2Z[m,n]P_1,P_2\in\mathbb{Z}[m,n] are irreducible binary quadratic forms that are not multiples of each other, then they are good for vanishing of correlations of aperiodic multiplicative functions.

The conjecture is intended to supply the aperiodic case needed for an application to partition-regularity results. The paper explicitly places it among its open questions and gives no proof in the supplied text.

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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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2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2023–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2305.03549.

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