Conjecture on arguments of complex Markov triples

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Let (z1,z2,z3)(z_1,z_2,z_3) be an initial seed triple of roots of unity, and let nn be the minimal positive integer such that zin=1z_i^n=1 for each ii. A triple of rational numbers (a/n,b/n,c/n)(a/n,b/n,c/n) whose entries sum to 11 is called an admissible argument triple when it is realized as the arguments of a complex Markov triple. Conjecture on complex Markov arguments. Every triple (a/n,b/n,c/n)(a/n,b/n,c/n) that sums to 11 is achieved as the argument of a complex Markov triple. Furthermore, if (z1,z2,z3)(z_1,z_2,z_3) are irrational angles, then the image of the arguments of Markov triples is dense in the circle. This concerns the distribution of arguments in the complex Markov-number construction; the supplied text attributes the conjecture to GKW but gives no resolution, so its status remains open.

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Anna Wienhard, “Positivity and Non-commutativity”, arXiv:2511.12771 (2025).

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