McCullough–Wanderley Q-classification conjecture for essential Markoff triples

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Let qq be a prime power and let an essential triple (x,y,z)Fq3(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{F}_q^3 be the image under (A,B)(trA,trB,tr(AB))(A,B)\mapsto(\operatorname{tr}A,\operatorname{tr}B,\operatorname{tr}(AB)) of a generating pair A,BSL2(Fq)A,B\in\operatorname{SL}_2(\mathbb{F}_q). Markoff equivalence is generated by Vieta involutions and coordinate permutations, and a Markoff class is an equivalence class for this relation. QQ-classification conjecture. The Markoff class of an essential triple (x,y,z)Fq3(x,y,z)\in\mathbb{F}_q^3 is uniquely determined by κx2+y2+z2xyz\kappa\coloneqq x^2+y^2+z^2-xyz. This is the Markoff-triple formulation of the classification problem; the supplied source gives no resolution.

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Daniel E. Martin, “Markoff triples and Nielsen equivalence in SL_2(F_p)”, arXiv:2510.07577 (2025).

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