Markov Uniqueness conjecture for Markov triples

Let (a,b,c)(a,b,c) and (a,b,c)(a',b',c') be positive integer solutions of the Markov equation

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

Markov Uniqueness conjecture. If max(a,b,c)=max(a,b,c)\max(a,b,c)=\max(a',b',c'), then there exists a permutation σS3\sigma\in\mathfrak{S}_3 such that

(a,b,c)=σ(a,b,c).(a,b,c)=\sigma(a',b',c').

This century-old conjecture asserts uniqueness of a Markov triple up to permutation at each value of the maximum coordinate, and is still open.

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Primary source

Leizhen Bao and Fang Li, “The approach of cluster symmetry to Diophantine equations”, arXiv:2508.02005 (2026).

Additional references

4 papers in this index state this conjecture (2009–2025). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:2310.17957, arXiv:2109.09639, arXiv:0912.1540.

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