Sookdeo's conjecture on S-integral points in backward orbits

Let KK be a number field with algebraic closure K‾\overline{K}, let SS be a finite set of places of KK containing all archimedean places, and let φ:P1→P1\varphi:\mathbb{P}^1\to\mathbb{P}^1 be a rational map defined over KK. For β∈P1(K‾)\beta\in\mathbb{P}^1(\overline{K}), define the backward orbit by

Oφ−(β)=⋃n≥0{y∈P1(K‾):φn(y)=β}.\mathcal{O}_{\varphi}^-(\beta)=\bigcup_{n\geq 0}\{y\in\mathbb{P}^1(\overline{K}):\varphi^n(y)=\beta\}.

A point is SS-integral relative to α\alpha if no conjugate of it meets any conjugate of α\alpha at primes outside SS. Sookdeo's conjecture. If α∈P1(K)\alpha\in\mathbb{P}^1(K) is not φ\varphi-preperiodic, then for any β∈P1(K)\beta\in\mathbb{P}^1(K), Oφ−(β)\mathcal{O}_{\varphi}^-(\beta) contains at most finitely many points in P1(K‾)\mathbb{P}^1(\overline{K}) that are SS-integral relative to α\alpha. This conjecture concerns uniform finiteness of SS-integral points in backward orbits; the supplied text gives no resolution status, while attributing the conjecture to Sookdeo.

References

Primary source

R. Padhy and S. S. Rout, “Uniform bounds on S-integral points in backward orbits”, arXiv:2601.20264 (2026).

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