Density conjecture for integral points at spacetime distance

For a set IZ2I\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^2, define its upper density by

δ(I)=lim supRI[R,R]2(2R+1)2.\delta(I)=\limsup_{R\to\infty}\frac{|I\cap[-R,R]^2|}{(2R+1)^2}.

Density conjecture. For every ϵ>0\epsilon>0, there exists some positive integer dd such that if IZ2I\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^2 has upper density greater than ϵ\epsilon, then there is a pair of points (x,y),(x,y)I(x,y),(x',y')\in I with

(xx)2(yy)2=d2.(x-x')^2-(y-y')^2=d^2.

This conjecture is a density strengthening of the corresponding finite-colouring problem for the spacetime quadratic form. The paper proves an analogous density result in three dimensions, while this two-dimensional statement remains open.

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Primary source

James Davies, “Chromatic number of spacetime”, arXiv:2308.16885 (2024).

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