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Minimalist Real Multiplication Values Conjecture

Determine whether, for a real quadratic irrational ρ fixed by A ∈ Γ_ρ, the Shintani–Faddeev modular cocycle value shin^ρ_A(ρ) is algebraic and has unit absolute value under conjugation switching √Δ to −√Δ.

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\begin{conj}[Minimalist\footnote{Strictly, we could prove SIC existence from an even more ``minimalist'' conjecture by only assuming the existence of one Galois automorphism satisfying property (2).} Real Multiplication Values Conjecture]\label{conj:mrmvc} Let $\qrt \in \R$ such that $a\qrt2 + b\qrt + c = 0$ with $a,b,c \in \Z$ and $\Delta = b2-4ac$ is not a square. Let $\r \in \Q2 \setminus \Z2$ and $A \in \Gamma_\r$ such that $A \cdot \qrt = \qrt$. Then: \begin{itemize} \item[(1)] $\sfc{\r}{!A}{\qrt}$ is an algebraic number. \item[(2)] If $g \in \Gal(\ol{\Q}/\Q)$ such that $g(\sqrt{\Delta}) = -\sqrt{\Delta}$, then $\abs{g(\sfc{\r}{!A}{\qrt})}=1$. \end{itemize} \end{conj}

A Constructive Approach to Zauner's Conjecture via the Stark Conjectures (Appleby et al., 7 Jan 2025) in Subsection 1.6 (The main conjectures)