A mirror deformation of Markov numbers
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| author | Bittmann, Léa Jouteur, Perrine Oğuz, Ezgi Kantarcı Molander, Melody Yıldırım, Emine |
| author_facet | Bittmann, Léa Jouteur, Perrine Oğuz, Ezgi Kantarcı Molander, Melody Yıldırım, Emine |
| contents | We introduce a deformed squared Markov equation given by $X^2 + Y^2 + Z^2 + (q+q^{-1})(XY+YZ+XZ) = 3(1 + q + q^{-1})XYZ$. Symmetric solutions of this new equation present a remarkable factorization property which allows us to talk about their square roots. These square roots give a natural $q$-deformation of the Markov numbers that has not previously occurred in the literature. We call them mirror Markov numbers. We prove a characterization of mirror Markov numbers and discover a mutation rule, mirror mutation, to generate them all. We also prove a geometric realization of the corresponding mirror mutation on a once-punctured sphere with three orbifold points. Our mirror deformation leads to deformations of Fibonacci and Pell branches for which we give precise formulas. Furthermore, the deformed squared Markov equation specializes to many other very well known generalized Markov equations. We also obtain the super Markov numbers from a specialization of the deformed squared Markov numbers, which we use to prove a conjecture of Musiker. |
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| spellingShingle | A mirror deformation of Markov numbers Bittmann, Léa Jouteur, Perrine Oğuz, Ezgi Kantarcı Molander, Melody Yıldırım, Emine Combinatorics 05A30, 05E99, 11D25, 13F60, 11A55, 11B39, 17B37 We introduce a deformed squared Markov equation given by $X^2 + Y^2 + Z^2 + (q+q^{-1})(XY+YZ+XZ) = 3(1 + q + q^{-1})XYZ$. Symmetric solutions of this new equation present a remarkable factorization property which allows us to talk about their square roots. These square roots give a natural $q$-deformation of the Markov numbers that has not previously occurred in the literature. We call them mirror Markov numbers. We prove a characterization of mirror Markov numbers and discover a mutation rule, mirror mutation, to generate them all. We also prove a geometric realization of the corresponding mirror mutation on a once-punctured sphere with three orbifold points. Our mirror deformation leads to deformations of Fibonacci and Pell branches for which we give precise formulas. Furthermore, the deformed squared Markov equation specializes to many other very well known generalized Markov equations. We also obtain the super Markov numbers from a specialization of the deformed squared Markov numbers, which we use to prove a conjecture of Musiker. |
| title | A mirror deformation of Markov numbers |
| topic | Combinatorics 05A30, 05E99, 11D25, 13F60, 11A55, 11B39, 17B37 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14802 |