Quadratic polynomial primitive-divisor density conjecture

Let ϕZ[x]\phi\in\mathbb{Z}[x] be quadratic, with infinite critical orbit and all iterates irreducible. For an integer sequence an=ϕ(an1)a_n=\phi(a_{n-1}), let P(an)P(a_n) denote the largest prime factor of ana_n, and let DD denote the associated natural density. Quadratic polynomial primitive-divisor density conjecture. For every a0Za_0\in\mathbb{Z},

D(P(an))=0.D(P(a_n))=0.

The conjecture is motivated by computations and heuristics and is also identified as Conjecture 5.7 of [13]; no resolution is given in the source.

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Rafe Jones, “2007: An Arboreal Odyssey: A View of Arboreal Galois Representations and Applications, from Early in the Subject's History”, arXiv:2605.21666 (2026).

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