Markov Uniqueness conjecture for Markov triples

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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 σ∈S3\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.

References

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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