The discreteness conjecture for real cluster cc-vectors

Let BSCB\in{\bf SC} be a real exchange matrix with skew-symmetrizer D=diag(d1,,dn)D=\mathrm{diag}(d_1,\dots,d_n), where SC{\bf SC} denotes the class of skew-symmetrizable matrices satisfying the sign-coherent property. A cc-vector ci;t{\bf c}_{i;t} is a column vector in the associated CC-pattern. Discreteness conjecture. If, for some i,j{1,,n}i,j\in\{1,\dots,n\}, there is a scalar α\alpha such that

ci;t=αej,{\bf c}_{i;t}=\alpha{\bf e}_j,

then

α=±didj.\alpha=\pm\sqrt{\frac{d_i}{d_j}}.

This conjecture specifies the possible lengths and signs of cc-vectors parallel to coordinate vectors. It is automatic in the ordinary integer setting, whereas for real exchange matrices it is a substantive open problem.

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Ryota Akagi and Zhichao Chen, “Real C-, G-structures and sign-coherence of cluster algebras”, arXiv:2509.06486 (2026).

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