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Bilinear Null-Cone Elliptic Fibrations, S_3-Triad Markov Calculus, and Universal Shift-Reflection Syzygies on the Symmetric Tangent-Triple Surface

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Abstract

We study the weighted projective tangent-triple surface $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}:W^2=2(x^2+y^2)(x^2+z^2)(y^2+z^2)\subset\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$ from [15, \S9(c.1)]. First, in bilinear null-cone coordinates $(u_-,u_+)$, fixing $u_-$ cuts out a smooth genus-one fiber $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ with a rational osculating section and a non-torsion Bäcklund translation $\mathcal{T}_{u_-}$ certified over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$ and at four specializations via Mazur's Torsion Theorem, whereas fixing $\Omega=u_-u_+$ yields a genus-five $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^3$-cover $\mathcal{F}_\Omega\to\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ with finite $\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})$ by Faltings' theorem. Second, on the $S_3$-triad matrix $M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z)$, we prove a single square-class theorem, Markov and Joukowsky–Markov laws, fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair square multipliers on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, and root-free projective recovery. Third, across the two-dimensional surface of tangent triples, we establish three general-$D_g$ shift-reflection syzygies on $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, a globally certified non-collapse section over every mirror $g=2s/(1-s^2)$, the sign obstruction $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$ for $D_g\le 0$, and on $D_g=0$ ([10, \S5.2], [14, Theorem 6]) the boundary class $1+g(g\pm h)\in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ excluding $x_0=g\pm h$ from $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, alongside the rank-zero closure $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})=\{(0,\pm 1)\}$ via $E_{48}$.

1. Introduction, Prior Work, and Summary of Main Results

A rational Diophantine $m$-tuple is a set $\{x_1,\dots,x_m\}\subset\mathbb{Q}^\times$ of distinct non-zero rationals such that $1+x_ix_j$ is a rational square for all $1\le i<j\le m$ [1]. While infinitely many rational Diophantine sextuples ($m=6$) are known [5, 7, 12], the existence of a rational Diophantine septuple ($m=7$, requiring $\binom{7}{2}=21$ square pairs) remains open (Problem 3.3 of [1]), and recent work has focused on classifying almost septuples ($20/21$ square pairs) and higher-density candidate families ($17/21, 18/21, 19/21$) constructed from elliptic translations and reflections on the curve of a Diophantine triple [2–4, 8–11, 13–15].

1.1 Background and Precise Novelty Boundary

We first state the established background from the literature and from our accepted Paper 72 (diophantine_septuple_72, Version 39 [15, §9(c.1)]) so that the distinct contributions of the present paper are sharply isolated:

  • Triple-curve cosets, the regular translation point $S_Y$, and strong-pair reflections ([9, 10, 12, 15]): On the elliptic curve $E_Y: w^2 = (1+ax)(1+bx)(1+gx)$ of a rational Diophantine triple $Y=\{a,b,g\}\subset\mathbb{Q}^\times$ with $1+ag=r_a^2$, $1+bg=r_b^2$, $1+ab=r_{ab}^2$, origin $\mathcal{O}$ at infinity, basepoint $P_0=(0,1)$, and regular translation point (following [12, §2] in our coordinates) $$S_Y := \left(\frac{1}{abg},\; \frac{r_a r_b r_{ab}}{abg}\right) \in E_Y(\mathbb{Q}), \tag{1.1}$$ direct substitution gives $(1+a x(S_Y))(1+b x(S_Y))(1+g x(S_Y)) = \frac{(1+bg)(1+ag)(1+ab)}{(abg)^2} = w(S_Y)^2$, and chord-and-tangent addition with $P_0=(0,1)$ yields the regular fourth-element abscissas $x(P_0 \pm S_Y) = d_\mp := a+b+g+2abg\mp 2r_a r_b r_{ab} \in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ (so $S_Y \in 2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$). Every coset point $Q\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ has rational spoke roots $1+ax(Q)=\square, 1+bx(Q)=\square, 1+gx(Q)=R(Q)^2$ [9, 10, 12]. When $Y$ is a tangent triple—meaning $1+g^2=h^2$ is a square ($g$ is a strong member [12, §2]) and $b=\varphi_g(a):=\frac{g-a}{1+ga}$ with $r_b=h/r_a$ and $v:=g r_{ab}$—the Möbius reflection $\varphi_g(x)=\frac{g-x}{1+gx}$ lifts to an elliptic involution $\iota_g(x,w)=\bigl(\varphi_g(x),\frac{h^2 w}{(1+gx)^2}\bigr)$ preserving $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ and sending $x(Q)=\frac{R(Q)^2-1}{g}\mapsto \varphi_g(x(Q))=\frac{(h/R(Q))^2-1}{g}$ [15, §9(c.1)].
  • Results already established in Paper 72, v39 ([15, §9(c.1)]): Paper 72 [15, Theorem 20(146)–(149)] already established the self-reflection annulus equation $W_u^2=(gh)^2-(R^2-h^2)^2$ for $1+u\varphi_g(u)=\left(\frac{W_u}{gR}\right)^2$, the weighted-homogeneous surface equation $$\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}} : W^2 = 2(x^2+y^2)(x^2+z^2)(y^2+z^2) \subset \mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3),$$ the birational tangent-triple dictionary $(g,h,r_a,r_b,v)$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ and its inverse (recalled in Section 2.1 below with $W_u=vr_a$), the coordinate involution $\iota_{xz}[x:y:z:W]=[xy:xz:yz:xyzW]$, the identity $\frac{P_{\mathrm{diag}}}{(gh)^2}=5-\Sigma^2$ and the $(11,3,2,650)$ $18/21$ example, the coupled $(m,\rho)$ conic bundle from the Pythagorean cosine law $\alpha m^2-2m+\beta=0$, the Euler–Chasles biquadratic $\mathcal{B}(R,X)=0$ for $1$-step spoke roots, and the raw five-factor polynomial factorization of the step-$3$ cross-reflection remainder $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$. These items are recalled as background in Section 2.1 and are not claimed as new results here.
  • All-coset $[-2]$ obstruction on the collapse base curve in Paper 21, v4 ([10, §5.2]) and [14, Theorem 6]: The space of non-degenerate tangent triples $Y=\{a,b,g\}$ is a $2$-dimensional elliptic surface over the Pythagorean mirror line $(g,h)=\bigl(\frac{2s}{1-s^2},\frac{1+s^2}{1-s^2}\bigr)$. Imposing the $4$-torsion condition $[2]S_Y = T_g := (-1/g, 0) \iff D_g := (abg)^2 - (2ab+1) = \frac{(v^2-h^2)^2-h^2}{g^2} = 0 \iff v^2 = h^2\pm h$ cuts out a $1$-dimensional curve of $4$-torsion base triples, which is birationally equivalent via $p=ab$, $m=abg$ ($m^2=1+2p$), and $n=(a-b)/h$ ($n^2=1-2p, m^2+n^2=2$) to the collapse base sublocus (w4sym.py) of Paper 21, Version 4 [10, §5.2]: $$a = \frac{4t^2}{(t^2-1)(t^2+1)},\qquad b = \frac{(t^2-1)^2}{2t(t^2+1)},\qquad g = \frac{(t^2+1)(t^2+2t-1)}{2t(t^2-1)}, \tag{1.2}$$ where $1+g^2=\left(\frac{q(t)}{2t(t^2-1)}\right)^2$ and $1+ab=\frac{q(t)}{(t^2+1)^2}$ with $q(t)=t^4+2t^3+2t^2-2t+1=\square$. On this $1$-dimensional collapse base curve, Paper 21, v4 [10, §5.2] already established the $[-2]$ square-class relation $f_{2S}(T)f_{2S}(T+S)\equiv -2\pmod{(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2}$ across all of $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ and concluded that the two opposite-edge square conditions exclude each other on the entire coset (and noted that $ab$ is always a $2$-adic unit, so the exclusion is also covered by [14, Theorem 6]). What is new in Section 6 (Theorem 5) of the present paper is: (i) the general-$D_g$ shift-reflection Master Syzygies I–III and bilinear $U$-factorization of $\mathcal{B}(R,X)$ across the full $2$-dimensional base surface of arbitrary tangent triples ($D_g\neq 0$ generically), together with the doubling defect formula $x([2]S_Y)+\frac{1}{g}=\frac{D_g^2}{4abgh^2 r_{ab}^2}$ and an explicit rational non-collapse section on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ covering every mirror $g=\frac{2s}{1-s^2}$; (ii) the $2$-dimensional sign-chamber inequality $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$ across the open chamber $D_g\le 0$ ($h^2-|h|\le v^2\le h^2+|h|$); and (iii) on $D_g=0$ (where Master Syzygy I specializes to [10, §5.2]'s all-coset $[-2]$ relation), the explicit boundary square-class calculation proving that the two zeros $x_0=g\pm h$ of $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)=0$ define rational points $Z_\varepsilon\in E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ whose $g$-spoke satisfies $1+g(g+\varepsilon h)=2\bigl(\frac{h(h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g)}{2v}\bigr)^2\in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ and thus never lies in $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$. Likewise, while representing a genus-$1$ translation as a composite of two biquadratic involutions is standard in the QRT framework (Hone [17, §2]), the specific bilinear null-cone chart $(u_-,u_+)$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, its osculating section $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-)$, its removable basepoint limit, and the contrast between genus-$1$ fixed-$u_-$ fibers and genus-$5$ fixed-$\Omega$ level sets are new.

1.2 Summary of New Contributions

Building on [10, 12, 14, 15, 17], this paper establishes six theorems (exp100–exp103):

  1. Theorem 1 (Secant Reduction of $1-\rho^2=\square$ to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$ and Rank-$0$ Descent; Section 2, exp100): Distinguishing the zero locus $1-\rho^2=0$ ($\rho=\pm 1$) from the square self-reflection locus $P_{\mathrm{self},-}=(gh)^2(1-\rho^2)=\square$ parameterized by $\rho=\frac{t^2-1}{t^2+1}$ on the $(m,\rho)$ conic bundle of $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, we show that the two canonical rational secant sections $m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t)=-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1}$ yield $x^2=\frac{1}{t^2}$ and $z^2=\frac{t^2\mp 4t+1}{t^2\pm 4t+1}$, reducing to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}:w^2=t^4-14t^2+1$. Via a degree-$4$ map to $E_{48}:y^2=x(x+1)(x-3)$ and $2$-Selmer descent [18, Ch. X, Prop. 1.4], we prove $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$ and $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})=\{(0,\pm 1)\}$, excluding all non-degenerate rational points ($t\notin\{0,\pm 1\}$) along both secant families.
  2. Theorem 2 (Step-$2$ Conservation Law and Step-$3$ Obstruction Classification; Section 3, exp100): We prove the opposite-branch step-$2$ reflection-defect factorization $\varphi_g(u_{2,\mp})-u_{2,\pm}=\frac{gQ_{8,-}Q_{8,+}}{A_\mp^2B_\pm^2}$ and conservation law $N_{\mathrm{cross}}^{(2)}+h^2N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)}=(A_-A_+)^2+(hB_-B_+)^2$, and classify all five factors of $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$: Factor 1 ($v^2=3h^2+1$) has no real tangent triples since $(r_a\pm r_b)^2=-(h\mp 1)^2<0$, Factors 2–3 ($Q_{4,\mp}=0$) satisfy $N_3^4-h^2D_3^4=-(h^2-1)Q_{4,-}Q_{4,+}$ and are excluded for $g\neq 0$ by Fermat's right-triangle theorem, and Factors 4–5 ($v^2=h^2\pm h$) cut out the $1$-dimensional $4$-torsion base curve $D_g=0$.
  3. Theorem 3 (Null-Cone Elliptic Fibers $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ and Non-Torsion Bäcklund Orbits; Section 4, exp101–exp102): In the normalized chart $y=1$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ with $(X,Z,W)=(x^2,z^2,W)$, we introduce the $(1,1)$-bilinear null-cone coordinates $(u_-,u_+)$, proving that fixing $u_-\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$ cuts out the smooth genus-$1$ fiber $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}:(2x^2-\tilde{q}_-)(2z^2-q_-)=(u_-^2-1)^2$ on which every rational point $(x,z)$ lifts rationally to the surface closure (and to the admissible open surface $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(\mathbb{Q})$ whenever $xz(x^2-z^2)\neq 0$, i.e., away from the coordinate-zero closure points $xz=0$ and the diagonal closure points $x=\pm z=\pm u_-$). We construct the rational osculating section $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-)\subset\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(\mathbb{Q}(u_-))$, prove that $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ has a removable limit at $(-su_-,-su_-)$ equal to $(sx_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),sz_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-))$ with generic iterate degrees $(1,5,13,25)$ for $n=0,1,2,3$, and prove via Mazur's Torsion Theorem [16] ($13>12$ distinct rational orbit points) that $\mathcal{T}_{u_-}=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}\circ\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ has infinite order over $\mathbb{Q}$ at $u_-\in\{2,3,23/33,93/145\}$ and hence on the generic fiber over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$.
  4. Theorem 4 ($S_3$-Triad Matrix, Markov Laws, and Multi-Pair Calculus; Section 5, exp101–exp102): On the triad matrix $M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z)=[a_j,b_j,g_j]_{j=1}^3$, we prove that all nine triple conditions share the square class $[h_1h_2h_3]$, establish the Markov spoke-root law $r_{ab,1}^2+r_{ab,2}^2+r_{ab,3}^2-r_{ab,1}^2r_{ab,2}^2r_{ab,3}^2=2$ and its $\mathbb{P}^2$-universal Joukowsky–Markov form $m_1+m_2+m_3-m_1m_2m_3=2$, prove the fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair factorizations and exact $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ rational-square multipliers relating $(1+b_1(y_i)b_1(y_j), 1+b_1(y_i)a_1(y_j))$ to $(1+a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j), 1+a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j))$, and derive root-free rational recovery formulas for $(x:y:z)\in\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{Q})$.
  5. Theorem 5 (General-$D_g$ Shift-Reflection Syzygies and $D_g=0$ Boundary Class; Section 6, exp103): Across the $2$-dimensional base surface of arbitrary tangent triples $Y=\{a,b,g\}$ (where $x([2]S_Y)+\frac{1}{g}=\frac{D_g^2}{4abgh^2 r_{ab}^2}$ and every mirror $g=\frac{2s}{1-s^2}$, $s\notin\{0,\pm 1\}$, admits a globally certified non-collapse rational section on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$), we prove Master Syzygies I–III for any coset center $Q_0\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, including $U(Q_0)^2(1+x_-x_+)+\frac{2v^2R^2}{g^2}(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0))=D_g(1+x_0^2)$, which forces $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$ across the chamber $D_g\le 0$ ($h^2-|h|\le v^2\le h^2+|h|$). Specializing to $D_g=0$ recovers [10, §5.2]'s all-coset $[-2]$ relation, while our boundary square-class identity $1+g(g+\varepsilon h)=2\bigl(\frac{h(h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g)}{2v}\bigr)^2\in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ proves that the zeros $x_0=g\pm h$ of $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)=0$ never lie in $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$.
  6. Theorem 6 (Fixed-$\Omega$ Sphere Syzygy and Genus-$5$ Finiteness; Section 7, exp103): Along any fixed hyperbolic level set $u_-u_+=\Omega\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$, the scaled coordinates $(X_1,Z_1,M)$ satisfy $X_1^2=(1-\eta)(\Omega+\eta)$, $Z_1^2=(1+\eta)(\Omega-\eta)$, $M^2=\Omega+\eta^2$ linked by the sphere syzygy $X_1^2+Z_1^2+2M^2\equiv 4\Omega$, defining a smooth $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^3$-cover $\mathcal{F}_\Omega\to\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ of genus $g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5$ with finite $\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})$ by Faltings' theorem [6].

2. Preliminaries on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ and Secant Reduction of the Square Self-Reflection Family to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$

2.1 Coordinate Preliminaries from [15, §9(c.1)] and the Palindromic Cross-Ratio Quadratic

We first recall from [15, §9(c.1)] the surface coordinates and tangent-triple dictionary used throughout Sections 2–7:

  • The weighted projective surface $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}\subset\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$ and self-reflection annulus $\mathcal{A}_{\mathrm{tot}}$ ([15, §9(c.1)]): Assigning weights $(1,1,1,3)$ to $(x,y,z,W)$ so that $[x:y:z:W]=[\mu x:\mu y:\mu z:\mu^3 W]$ for $\mu\in\mathbb{Q}^\times$, the weighted-homogeneous degree-$6$ equation $$\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}} : W^2 = 2(x^2+y^2)(x^2+z^2)(y^2+z^2),\qquad xyz(x^2-z^2)\neq 0, \tag{2.1}$$ defines a $2$-dimensional surface in $\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$, isomorphic on the open chart $y=1$ to $W^2=2(x^2+1)(z^2+1)(x^2+z^2)$ in $\mathbb{A}^3_{(x,z,W)}$, with $(x,z)$-sign quotient $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}:W^2=2(X+1)(Z+1)(X+Z)$ in $(X,Z,W):=(x^2,z^2,W)$. For a Pythagorean pair $(g,h)\in(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ with $1+g^2=h^2$, a coset rung $u=\frac{R^2-1}{g}$ satisfies $1+u\varphi_g(u)=\left(\frac{W_u}{gR}\right)^2$ if and only if $(g,h,R,W_u)$ lies on the self-reflection annulus surface $$\mathcal{A}_{\mathrm{tot}} : 1+g^2=h^2,\qquad W_u^2 = (gh)^2 - (R^2 - h^2)^2 = (gh + h^2 - R^2)(gh - h^2 + R^2). \tag{2.2}$$ As shown in [15, §9(c.1)] (writing $W_u = v r_a$ with $R = r_a$), $\mathcal{A}_{\mathrm{tot}}$ and $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}\subset\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$ are birationally equivalent via $$[\tilde{x}:\tilde{y}:\tilde{z}:\tilde{W}] = \bigl[(h+g)(gh+h^2-R^2) : (h+g)W_u : gh+h^2-R^2 : 4ghR(h+g)^2(gh+h^2-R^2)^2\bigr], \tag{2.3}$$ where $\tilde{x}^2+\tilde{y}^2=2gh(h+g)^2(gh+h^2-R^2)$, $\tilde{x}^2+\tilde{z}^2=2h(h+g)(gh+h^2-R^2)^2$, $\tilde{y}^2+\tilde{z}^2=2g(h+g)R^2(gh+h^2-R^2)$, with inverse dictionary $$g = \frac{x^2-z^2}{2xz},\qquad h = \frac{x^2+z^2}{2xz},\qquad R = r_a := \frac{W}{2z(x^2+y^2)},\qquad r_b := \frac{h}{R} = \frac{W}{2x(y^2+z^2)},\qquad v := \frac{W_u}{R} = \frac{y(x^4-z^4)}{xzW}. \tag{2.4}$$ On $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, the spoke roots satisfy $(r_a+r_b)^2=2h(h+1)-v^2$ and $(r_b-r_a)^2=2h(h-1)-v^2$ [15, §9(c.1)]. Setting $\alpha=\frac{x^2-y^2}{x^2+y^2}$, $\beta=\frac{z^2-y^2}{y^2+z^2}$, and $\lambda:=\frac{y^2}{xz}$, the dimensionless invariants $$\Sigma := \alpha+\beta = \frac{2(1-\lambda^2)}{1+2h\lambda+\lambda^2},\qquad D := \alpha-\beta = \frac{4g\lambda}{1+2h\lambda+\lambda^2},\qquad S^2 := 1-\alpha\beta = \frac{4h\lambda}{1+2h\lambda+\lambda^2} \tag{2.5}$$ are governed by the palindromic cross-ratio quadratic (exp100 Part (a)) $$v^2 \lambda^2 + 2h(v^2 - 2g^2)\lambda + v^2 = 0,\qquad \frac{\Delta_\lambda}{4} = h^2(v^2 - 2g^2)^2 - v^4 = \bigl(g(r_b^2 - r_a^2)\bigr)^2, \tag{2.6}$$ whose two roots $\lambda\leftrightarrow 1/\lambda$ are exchanged by the $\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$-involution $\iota_{xz}[x:y:z:W]=[xy:xz:yz:xyzW]$ of [15, §9(c.1)], which swaps $r_a\leftrightarrow r_b$ and $a\leftrightarrow b$, negates $\Sigma\mapsto -\Sigma$, and preserves the unordered triple $\{a,b,g\}$ and $P_{\mathrm{diag}}:=h^4-h^2+4h^2v^2-v^4=(gh)^2(5-\Sigma^2)$ (pairing $[11:3:2:650]$ at $s=8$ with $\iota_{xz}[11:3:2:650]=[33:22:6:42900]$ at $s=-1/8$ on $\Sigma(s)=\frac{s^2-4s-1}{s^2+1}, \tau(s)=\frac{2s^2+2s-2}{s^2+1}$ for $\Sigma^2+\tau^2=5$; Table 1).

2.2 Secant Reduction of the Square Self-Reflection Family $1-\rho^2=\square$ to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$ and Rank-$0$ Proof

On $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, the $1$-step self-reflection polynomial $P_{\mathrm{self},\mp}:=h^4-h^2-4h^2v^2\pm 4hv^3-v^4=(gh)^2-v^2(v\mp 2h)^2$ factors in terms of $\rho_\mp := \frac{v(v\mp 2h)}{gh} = D \mp 2S$ as $P_{\mathrm{self},\mp}=(gh)^2(1-\rho_\mp^2)$ [15, §9(c.1)]. Theorem 1 gives the explicit derivation of the affine quartic $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}:w^2=t^4-14t^2+1$ from the two canonical secant sections of the square self-reflection family $1-\rho^2=\square$, distinguishes it from the zero locus $1-\rho^2=0$, and proves unconditionally that $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})=\{(0,\pm 1)\}$.

Theorem 1 (Secant Reduction to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$ and Rank-$0$ Descent; exp100).

  1. (Parameterization of $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ by $(m,\rho)$, distinction between $1-\rho^2=0$ and $1-\rho^2=\square$, and secants $m=-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1}$): In the normalized chart $y=1$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ with $X=x^2$, $Z=z^2$, slope parameter $m:=\frac{1-S}{\alpha}$ (satisfying the Pythagorean cosine law $\alpha m^2-2m+\beta=0$), and $\rho:=\rho_-=D-2S=(m+1)\bigl(\alpha(m+1)-2\bigr)$, the quotient surface $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}:W^2=2(X+1)(Z+1)(X+Z)$ is parameterized rationally by $(m,\rho)$ (exp100 Part (b)): $$x^2 = X(m,\rho) := \frac{m^2 + 4m + 3 + \rho}{m^2 - 1 - \rho},\qquad z^2 = Z(m,\rho) := \frac{3m^2 + 4m + 1 - m^2\rho}{1 - m^2 + m^2\rho},\qquad W(m,\rho) := -\frac{4(m+1)^2(m^2 + m\rho - 1)}{(m^2 - 1 - \rho)(1 - m^2 + m^2\rho)}. \tag{2.7}$$
    • (i) Zero locus $P_{\mathrm{self},-}=0$ ($1-\rho^2=0$): The zero condition $1-\rho^2=0$ consists of the two rational lines $\rho=1$, where $(x^2,z^2)=\bigl(\frac{(m+2)^2}{m^2-2}, 2m^2+4m+1\bigr)$, and $\rho=-1$, where $(x^2,z^2)=\bigl(\frac{m^2+4m+2}{m^2}, \frac{(2m+1)^2}{1-2m^2}\bigr)$, on which $1+d_-\varphi_g(d_-)=0$ degenerates (having no solutions with $m^2-2=\square$ or $1-2m^2=\square$ and $xyz\neq 0$).
    • (ii) Square self-reflection locus $P_{\mathrm{self},-}=(gh)^2(1-\rho^2)\in(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ ($1-\rho^2=\square\neq 0$) and its canonical secant families: Imposing the non-zero square condition $1-\rho^2=\square$ via $$\rho(t) = \frac{t^2 - 1}{t^2 + 1},\qquad 1 - \rho(t)^2 = \frac{4t^2}{(t^2 + 1)^2} \qquad (t\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0\}) \tag{2.8}$$ transforms (2.7) into the coupled conic bundle over $\mathbb{Q}(m,t)$: $$x^2 = X(m,t) = \frac{(m+2)^2 t^2 + (m^2 + 4m + 2)}{(m^2 - 2)t^2 + m^2},\qquad z^2 = Z(m,t) = \frac{(2m^2 + 4m + 1)t^2 + (2m + 1)^2}{t^2 + 1 - 2m^2}. \tag{2.9}$$ Along the two canonical rational secant sections of the first conic $x^2=X(m,t)$, namely $$m = m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t) := -\frac{2t}{t \pm 1} \qquad (t\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\mp 1\}), \tag{2.10}$$ $X(m,t)$ and $Z(m,t)$ specialize identically to $$x^2 = X\bigl(m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t),\, t\bigr) = \frac{1}{t^2}\quad\left(x = \pm\frac{1}{t}\right),\qquad z^2 = Z\bigl(m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t),\, t\bigr) = \frac{t^2 \mp 4t + 1}{t^2 \pm 4t + 1}. \tag{2.11}$$ Setting $w := z(t^2\pm 4t+1)$ clears the denominator of $z^2$ and reduces both secant families $m=m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t)$ to the affine quartic curve $$\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}} : w^2 = (t^2 - 4t + 1)(t^2 + 4t + 1) = t^4 - 14t^2 + 1. \tag{2.12}$$ Here $t=0$ ($\rho=-1, x=\infty$) and $t=\infty$ ($\rho=1, x=0$) belong to the degenerate zero locus $1-\rho^2=0$ ($xyz=0$), while $t=\pm 1$ ($\rho=0$) gives $w^2=-12\notin\mathbb{Q}^2$.
  2. (Unconditional rank-$0$ and full torsion proof for $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$): The affine quartic $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}:w^2=t^4-14t^2+1$ maps via the degree-$4$ rational map (of degree $2$ on the $(t,w)\mapsto(\pm t,\pm w)$ quotient) $$x = \left(\frac{t^2-1}{2t}\right)^2,\qquad y = \frac{w(t^4-1)}{8t^3} \tag{2.13}$$ to the elliptic curve $E_{48}:y^2=x(x+1)(x-3)=(x-e_1)(x-e_2)(x-e_3)$ with $(e_1,e_2,e_3)=(0,-1,3)$, where $x+1=\left(\frac{t^2+1}{2t}\right)^2$ and $x-3=\left(\frac{w}{2t}\right)^2$. Let $$\alpha : E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}) \;\hookrightarrow\; \mathbb{Q}^\times/(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2 \times \mathbb{Q}^\times/(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2 \tag{2.13a}$$ be the standard injective $2$-Selmer group homomorphism [18, Ch. X, Prop. 1.4] given by $\alpha(\mathcal{O})=(1,1)$, $\alpha(x,y)=\bigl([x],[x+1]\bigr)$ for $x\notin\{0,-1\}$, $\alpha(0,0)=\bigl([e_1-e_2][e_1-e_3],[e_1-e_2]\bigr)=(-3,1)$, and $\alpha(-1,0)=\bigl([e_2-e_1],[e_2-e_1][e_2-e_3]\bigr)=(-1,1)$. Then:
    • (i) Local $2$-Selmer bound $\mathrm{im}(\alpha)\subset\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$: Writing $x=r/w_0^2$ in lowest terms, $\gcd(r,(r+w_0^2)(r-3w_0^2))\mid 3$ and $\gcd(r+w_0^2,r(r-3w_0^2))\mid 4$, while $x(x+1)(x-3)=y^2\ge 0$ forces $x\ge -1$ (so $x+1>0$ for $x\neq -1$). Thus every $(b_1,b_2)\in\mathrm{im}(\alpha)$ lies in $\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1,2\}$ and admits a primitive integer solution $(u_0,v_0,z_0,w_0)$ to the homogeneous $2$-covering equations $$b_2 v_0^2 = b_1 u_0^2 + w_0^2,\qquad b_1 b_2 z_0^2 = b_1 u_0^2 - 3w_0^2. \tag{2.14}$$ Modulo $9$, (2.14) has no primitive solutions when $b_2=2$, so $\mathrm{im}(\alpha)\subset\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$ has order at most $4$.
    • (ii) Bijection with $\alpha(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2])$ and $\mathrm{rank}(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))=0$: Evaluating $\alpha$ on the four rational $2$-torsion points $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]=\{\mathcal{O},(-1,0),(3,0),(0,0)\}$ gives the four distinct square-class pairs $$\alpha(\mathcal{O}) = (1, 1),\qquad \alpha(-1, 0) = (-1, 1),\qquad \alpha(3, 0) = (3, 1),\qquad \alpha(0, 0) = (-3, 1), \tag{2.14a}$$ which exhaust $\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$. Since $\alpha$ is injective on $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ and $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\subset E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ already maps onto all $4$ surviving classes, we have $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})\cong(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^2$ of order $4=2^{\mathrm{rank}(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))+2}$. Therefore $\mathrm{rank}(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))=0$ and $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\cap 2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$ (hence $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2^\infty]=E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$).
    • (iii) Full torsion group and exclusion of the secant families $m=m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t)$: Good-reduction point counts at $p=5$ and $p=7$ give $\#E_{48}(\mathbb{F}_5)=\#E_{48}(\mathbb{F}_7)=8=2^3$, ruling out all odd-order rational torsion on $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$. Consequently, $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$ and $2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$. Since any point $(t,w)\in\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})$ with $t\neq 0$ (noting $t=\pm 1\implies w^2=-12\notin\mathbb{Q}^2$) maps under (2.13) to a finite point $P=(x,y)\in E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ with $x=\square\neq 0$ and $x+1=\square\neq 0$, it has $\alpha(P)=(1,1)$ and hence lies in $\ker(\alpha)=2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$ (which has $x=\infty$, a contradiction). Thus $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})=\{(0,\pm 1)\}$ in the affine chart (plus the two points at infinity $t=\infty$), proving that neither canonical secant family $m=-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1}$ of the square self-reflection locus $1-\rho^2=\square$ contains any non-degenerate rational point ($t\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$).

Proof. (1) Solving $\alpha m^2-2m+\beta=0$ and $\rho=(m+1)(\alpha(m+1)-2)$ for $\alpha=\frac{X-1}{X+1}$ and $\beta=\frac{Z-1}{Z+1}$ gives (2.7), with $2(X(m,\rho)+1)(Z(m,\rho)+1)(X(m,\rho)+Z(m,\rho))=W(m,\rho)^2$ identically in $\mathbb{Q}(m,\rho)$. Substituting $\rho=\pm 1$ gives the zero-locus lines in (i), while substituting $\rho(t)=\frac{t^2-1}{t^2+1}$ gives (2.9). Evaluating (2.9) at $m=m_{\mathrm{sec},\pm}(t)=-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1}$ and multiplying numerator and denominator by $(t\pm 1)^2$ (using $(m+2)^2=\frac{4}{(t\pm 1)^2}$, $m^2+4m+2=-\frac{2(t^2\pm 2t-1)}{(t\pm 1)^2}$, $m^2-2=\frac{2(t^2\mp 2t-1)}{(t\pm 1)^2}$, $2m^2+4m+1=\frac{t^2\mp 6t+1}{(t\pm 1)^2}$, and $(2m+1)^2=\frac{(3t\mp 1)^2}{(t\pm 1)^2}$) yields $$X\left(-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1},\, t\right) = \frac{4t^2 - 2(t^2\pm 2t-1)}{2(t^2\mp 2t-1)t^2 + 4t^2} = \frac{2(t\mp 1)^2}{2t^2(t\mp 1)^2} = \frac{1}{t^2},$$ $$Z\left(-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1},\, t\right) = \frac{(t^2\mp 6t+1)t^2 + (3t\mp 1)^2}{(t^2 + 1)(t\pm 1)^2 - 8t^2} = \frac{(t\mp 1)^2(t^2\mp 4t+1)}{(t\mp 1)^2(t^2\pm 4t+1)} = \frac{t^2\mp 4t+1}{t^2\pm 4t+1},$$ and clearing the denominator with $w=z(t^2\pm 4t+1)$ yields $w^2=(t^2-4t+1)(t^2+4t+1)=(t^2+1)^2-16t^2=t^4-14t^2+1$ (exp100 Part (b)).

(2) By [18, Ch. X, Prop. 1.4], for any elliptic curve $E:y^2=(x-e_1)(x-e_2)(x-e_3)$ with rational $2$-torsion $e_1,e_2,e_3\in\mathbb{Q}$, the map $\alpha:E(\mathbb{Q})/2E(\mathbb{Q})\to\mathbb{Q}^\times/(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2\times\mathbb{Q}^\times/(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ sending $P=(x,y)\mapsto([x-e_1],[x-e_2])$ (with $x-e_i$ replaced by $\prod_{j\neq i}(e_i-e_j)$ when $x=e_i$) is an injective group homomorphism. For $E_{48}$ with $(e_1,e_2,e_3)=(0,-1,3)$ and $P=(x,y)\in E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})\setminus E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$, write $x=r/w_0^2$ in lowest terms ($w_0>0$, $\gcd(r,w_0)=1$); then $y^2=r(r+w_0^2)(r-3w_0^2)/w_0^6$. Since $\gcd(r,r+w_0^2)=1$, $\gcd(r,r-3w_0^2)\mid 3$, and $\gcd(r+w_0^2,r-3w_0^2)=\gcd(r+w_0^2,4w_0^2)\mid 4$, while $r(r+w_0^2)(r-3w_0^2)>0\implies r+w_0^2>0$, the squarefree parts $(b_1,b_2)=([x],[x+1])$ lie in $\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1,2\}$ and satisfy the homogeneous $2$-covering system (2.14): $r=b_1 u_0^2$, $r+w_0^2=b_2 v_0^2$, $r-3w_0^2=b_1b_2 z_0^2$ with $\gcd(u_0,v_0,z_0,w_0)=1$. Exhaustive check modulo $9$ (exp100 Part (b)) shows that $b_2 v_0^2 \equiv b_1 u_0^2 + w_0^2 \pmod 9$ and $b_1 b_2 z_0^2 \equiv b_1 u_0^2 - 3w_0^2 \pmod 9$ have no solution with $3\nmid\gcd(u_0,v_0,z_0,w_0)$ when $b_2=2$. Hence $\mathrm{im}(\alpha)\subset\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$. On the subgroup $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]=\{\mathcal{O},(-1,0),(3,0),(0,0)\}$, the formula for $\alpha$ gives $$\begin{aligned} \alpha(\mathcal{O}) &= (1, 1), & \alpha(-1, 0) &= \bigl([-1-0],\, [-1-0][-1-3]\bigr) = ([-1], [4]) = (-1, 1),\\ \alpha(3, 0) &= \bigl([3-0],\, [3+1]\bigr) = ([3], [4]) = (3, 1), & \alpha(0, 0) &= \bigl([0+1][0-3],\, [0+1]\bigr) = ([-3], [1]) = (-3, 1). \end{aligned}$$ Since these $4$ images are pairwise distinct and exhaust $\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$, the injective homomorphism $\alpha:E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})\hookrightarrow\{\pm 1,\pm 3\}\times\{1\}$ is an isomorphism, and the natural map $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\to E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ is a bijection. Because $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\cong(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^2$, the structure theorem for finitely generated abelian groups gives $\#(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))=2^{\mathrm{rank}(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))+2}=4$, which proves $\mathrm{rank}(E_{48}(\mathbb{Q}))=0$, and the injectivity of $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\hookrightarrow E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})/2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ means $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]\cap 2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$, so $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2^\infty]=E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$. Since $\Delta(E_{48})=2304=2^8\cdot 3^2$, $E_{48}$ has good reduction at $p=5$ and $p=7$, where direct enumeration (exp100 Part (b)) gives $\#E_{48}(\mathbb{F}_5)=\#E_{48}(\mathbb{F}_7)=8=2^3$; since prime-to-$p$ rational torsion injects into $E_{48}(\mathbb{F}_p)$, $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ has no odd-order torsion. Thus $E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})[2]$ and $2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$. Finally, for any $(t,w)\in\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}(\mathbb{Q})$ with $t\neq 0$, we have $t\neq \pm 1$ (since $t=\pm 1\implies w^2=-12\notin\mathbb{Q}^2$), so (2.13) defines a finite point $P=(x,y)\in E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})$ with $x=\bigl(\frac{t^2-1}{2t}\bigr)^2\in(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ and $x+1=\bigl(\frac{t^2+1}{2t}\bigr)^2\in(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$. Hence $\alpha(P)=([x],[x+1])=(1,1)$, which forces $P\in\ker(\alpha)=2E_{48}(\mathbb{Q})=\{\mathcal{O}\}$, a contradiction since $x(P)\in\mathbb{Q}$ is finite. Thus $(0,\pm 1)$ are the only affine rational points on $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}$. $\square$

3. Opposite-Branch Step-$2$ Conservation Law and Complete Arithmetic Classification of $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$

Recall from [15, Theorem 20(148)] the step-$2$ rungs $u_{2,\mp}=x(P_0\mp[2]S_Y)=\frac{A_\mp^2-B_\mp^2}{gB_\mp^2}$ and step-$3$ rungs $u_3=x([3]P_0)=\frac{N_3^2-D_3^2}{gD_3^2}$, $u_{3,\mp}=x([3]P_0\mp S_Y)=\frac{N_{3,\mp}^2-D_{3,\mp}^2}{gD_{3,\mp}^2}$, where $$A_\mp = v^4 \mp 2hv^3 + h^4 - h^2,\qquad B_\mp = v^4 \mp 2hv^3 \pm 2h(h^2-1)v - h^4 + h^2,\qquad C_\mp = v^3 \mp 2hv^2 \pm (h^3 - h), \tag{3.1}$$ $$N_3 = v^2 - 5h^2 + 1,\qquad D_3 = v^2 - h^2 - 3,\qquad N_{3,\mp} = (v\pm h)^3 + v \pm 3h,\qquad D_{3,\mp} = 3v^2 \pm 8hv + 5h^2 - 1. \tag{3.2}$$ While Paper 72 [15, §9(c.1)] recorded the five-factor polynomial remainder $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$ of $N_g(u_3,u_{3,\mp})$, we now prove the opposite-branch step-$2$ conservation law and the complete arithmetic classification of all five factors of $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$.

Theorem 2 (Step-$2$ Conservation Law and Step-$3$ Obstruction Classification; exp100).

  1. (Opposite-branch step-$2$ reflection-defect factorization and dual norm completions): Define the degree-$8$ polynomials $$Q_{8,\mp}(h,v) := (v^2 - h^2 - h)^2(v^2 - h^2 + h)^2 \pm 4h^3 v^2(v^2 - h^2 + 1). \tag{3.3}$$ Then $A_- A_+ \mp h B_- B_+ = \mp(h\mp 1)Q_{8,\mp}$, $Q_{8,\mp}=P_{\mathrm{self},-}P_{\mathrm{self},+}+4h^2v^2\bigl(v^2-(h\mp 1)^2\bigr)(v^2-h^2\mp h)$, and the opposite-branch step-$2$ reflection difference factors as $$\varphi_g(u_{2,-}) - u_{2,+} = \frac{g Q_{8,-} Q_{8,+}}{A_-^2 B_+^2},\qquad \varphi_g(u_{2,+}) - u_{2,-} = \frac{g Q_{8,-} Q_{8,+}}{A_+^2 B_-^2}. \tag{3.4}$$ Moreover, the cleared opposite-branch cross-reflection and same-branch norms $$N_{\mathrm{cross}}^{(2)} := A_+^2 B_-^2\bigl(1 + u_{2,-}\varphi_g(u_{2,+})\bigr) = A_-^2 B_+^2\bigl(1 + u_{2,+}\varphi_g(u_{2,-})\bigr),\qquad N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)} := B_-^2 B_+^2(1 + u_{2,-}u_{2,+}) \tag{3.5}$$ satisfy the dual square-completions and exact conservation law $$\begin{aligned} N_{\mathrm{cross}}^{(2)} &= (A_- A_+)^2 + h^2 \Delta_{2,\mathrm{opp}} = (h B_- B_+)^2 - \Omega_{2,\mathrm{opp}},\\ N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)} &= (B_- B_+)^2 - \Delta_{2,\mathrm{opp}},\qquad h^2 N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)} = (A_- A_+)^2 + \Omega_{2,\mathrm{opp}},\\ N_{\mathrm{cross}}^{(2)} + h^2 N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)} &= (A_- A_+)^2 + (h B_- B_+)^2,\qquad (h B_- B_+)^2 - (A_- A_+)^2 = h^2\Delta_{2,\mathrm{opp}} + \Omega_{2,\mathrm{opp}} = g^2 Q_{8,-}Q_{8,+}, \end{aligned} \tag{3.6}$$ where $\Delta_{2,\mathrm{opp}} := 16g^2 h^2 v^2(v^2-h^2)C_- C_+$ and $\Omega_{2,\mathrm{opp}} := g^2(v^2-h^2-h)^2(v^2-h^2+h)^2\bigl((v-h)^4-h^2\bigr)\bigl((v+h)^4-h^2\bigr)$.
  2. (Arithmetic classification of all five factors of the step-$3$ cross-reflection obstruction $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}$): In the step-$3$ cross-reflection norm decomposition [15, Theorem 20(149)] $$D_3^2 D_{3,-}^2 D_{3,+}^2 N_g(u_3, u_{3,\mp}) = \bigl(N_{3,\mp} P_{4,\pm}^{(3)}\bigr)^2 + \Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)},\qquad \Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)} = 8(v^2 - 3h^2 - 1)(v^2 - h^2 - h)(v^2 - h^2 + h) Q_{4,-}(h,v) Q_{4,+}(h,v), \tag{3.7}$$ with $Q_{4,\mp}(h,v)=\bigl(v^2-(h^2\mp 4h-1)\bigr)^2\mp 16h(h\pm 1)^2$, the vanishing of $\Delta_{\mathrm{norm}}^{(3)}=0$ over $\mathbb{Q}$ ($g\neq 0 \iff h\neq \pm 1$) is completely classified as follows:
    • Factor 1 ($v^2 = 3h^2 + 1$): Substituting $v^2=3h^2+1$ into $(r_a\pm r_b)^2=2h(h\pm 1)-v^2$ gives $(r_a+r_b)^2 = -(h-1)^2 < 0$ and $(r_b-r_a)^2 = -(h+1)^2 < 0$, so no real tangent triple $\{a,b,g\}$ exists for $h\neq \pm 1$.
    • Factors 2 and 3 ($Q_{4,-}=0$ or $Q_{4,+}=0$): These satisfy the Fermat fourth-power identity $$N_3^4 - h^2 D_3^4 = -(h^2 - 1) Q_{4,-}(h,v) Q_{4,+}(h,v), \tag{3.8}$$ together with $(N_{3,-}N_{3,+})^2 - h^2(D_{3,-}D_{3,+})^2 = (v^2-h^2-h)(v^2-h^2+h)Q_{4,-}Q_{4,+}$. If $Q_{4,-}Q_{4,+}=0$ with $g\neq 0$ ($h\neq \pm 1$), then $D_3\neq 0$ (since $D_3=0\iff v^2=h^2+3\implies N_3=4(1-h^2)=-4g^2\neq 0$) and $1+g^2=h^2=(N_3/D_3)^4$, which has no rational solutions with $g\neq 0$ by Fermat's right-triangle theorem ($X^4-Y^4=Z^2$).
    • Factors 4 and 5 ($v^2 = h^2 \pm h$): These are the two $4$-torsion branches $[2]S_Y=T_g$ ($D_g=0$), on which one of $(r_a\pm r_b)^2$ is automatically equal to $v^2$ while the other equals $h(h\mp 3)$, and the step-$2$ self-reflection product $-P_{\mathrm{self},\mp}P_{12,\mp}$ becomes the exact square $\bigl(4h^4(h+\mathrm{sgn})^2(2v-2\varepsilon h-\varepsilon\,\mathrm{sgn})\bigr)^2$ modulo $v^2=h^2+\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h$.

Proof. (1) Using $\varphi_g(\frac{R_1^2-1}{g})-\frac{R_2^2-1}{g}=\frac{h^2-R_1^2 R_2^2}{g R_1^2}$ with $R_1=A_\mp/B_\mp$ and $R_2=A_\pm/B_\pm$, the numerator of $\varphi_g(u_{2,\mp})-u_{2,\pm}$ is $h^2 B_-^2 B_+^2 - A_-^2 A_+^2 = -(A_-A_+ - hB_-B_+)(A_-A_+ + hB_-B_+) = (h^2-1)Q_{8,-}Q_{8,+}=g^2 Q_{8,-}Q_{8,+}$, proving (3.4). Expanding $N_{\mathrm{cross}}^{(2)}$ and $N_{\mathrm{same}}^{(2)}$ in $\mathbb{Z}[h,v]$ modulo $g^2=h^2-1$ yields (3.6) (exp100 Part (c)).

(2) Multiplying $N_3^2-hD_3^2=-(h-1)Q_{4,-}$ and $N_3^2+hD_3^2=(h+1)Q_{4,+}$ yields $N_3^4-h^2 D_3^4=-(h^2-1)Q_{4,-}Q_{4,+}$, proving (3.8). If $Q_{4,-}Q_{4,+}=0$ with $g^2=h^2-1\neq 0$, then $D_3=0$ is impossible since $N_3|_{v^2=h^2+3}=4(1-h^2)=-4g^2\neq 0$ would contradict $N_3^4=h^2 D_3^4=0$, so $(N_3/D_3)^4-1=g^2$, contradicting Fermat's right-triangle theorem. The remaining identities are certified in exp100 Part (b). $\square$

4. Bilinear Null-Cone Coordinates $(u_-,u_+)$, Biquadratic Elliptic Fibers $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$, and Non-Torsion Bäcklund Orbits

In the normalized affine chart $y=1$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, write $(X,Z,W):=(x^2,z^2,W)$ for the coordinates on the $(x,z)$-sign quotient surface $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}:W^2=2(X+1)(Z+1)(X+Z)$. Expanding the right-hand side as $$2(X+1)(Z+1)(X+Z) = \frac{1}{2}(X+Z)\bigl((X+Z+2)^2 - (X-Z)^2\bigr) \tag{4.1}$$ motivates introducing the scaled slope $M:=\frac{W}{X+Z+2}$, the asymmetry $\eta:=\frac{X-Z}{X+Z+2}$, and the null-cone coordinates $$u_- := M - \eta = \frac{W - (x^2 - z^2)}{x^2 + z^2 + 2},\qquad u_+ := M + \eta = \frac{W + (x^2 - z^2)}{x^2 + z^2 + 2}. \tag{4.2}$$

Theorem 3 (Null-Cone Elliptic Fibers $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ and Non-Torsion Bäcklund Orbits; exp101–exp102).

  1. (Bilinear null-cone parameterization of the quotient $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ and separation of invariants): The inverse map from $\mathbb{A}^2_{(u_-,u_+)}$ (with $\eta=\frac{u_+-u_-}{2}\neq \pm 1$) to the quotient surface $\overline{\mathcal{S}}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ in $(X,Z,W)=(x^2,z^2,W)$ is birational and bilinear of bidegree $(1,1)$ in $(u_-,u_+)$: $$X(u_-,u_+) = \frac{2u_- u_+ - u_- + u_+}{2 + u_- - u_+},\qquad Z(u_-,u_+) = \frac{2u_- u_+ + u_- - u_+}{2 - u_- + u_+},\qquad W(u_-,u_+) = \frac{4(u_- + u_+)(u_- u_+ + 1)}{4 - (u_- - u_+)^2}, \tag{4.3}$$ with hyperbolic product $\Omega := u_- u_+ = M^2 - \eta^2 = \frac{X + 2XZ + Z}{X + Z + 2}$. In $(u_-,u_+)$, the invariants $\Sigma=\alpha+\beta$, $D=\alpha-\beta$, $S=\sqrt{1-\alpha\beta}$, and $\rho_\mp = D \mp 2S$ decouple as $$\Sigma = \frac{2(u_- u_+ - 1)}{u_- u_+ + 1},\qquad D = \frac{2(u_+ - u_-)}{u_- u_+ + 1},\qquad S = \frac{u_- + u_+}{u_- u_+ + 1},\qquad \rho_- = -\frac{4u_-}{u_- u_+ + 1},\qquad \rho_+ = \frac{4u_+}{u_- u_+ + 1}, \tag{4.4}$$ so that $(u_- u_+ + 1)^2\frac{P_{\mathrm{self},\mp}}{(gh)^2} = (u_- u_+ + 1)^2 - 16u_\mp^2$, $(u_- u_+ + 1)^2(1 - \rho_-\rho_+) = (u_- u_+)^2 + 18u_- u_+ + 1$, and $(u_-u_++1)^2\frac{D_g}{h^2}=\Omega^2-6\Omega+1+8\eta^2$.
  2. (Square-determinant Möbius law and smooth biquadratic elliptic fibers $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$): Solving $X(u_-,u_+)=x^2$ for $u_+$ along a fixed null-cone coordinate $u_-\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$ gives $$u_+(u_-, x^2) = \frac{(x^2 + 1)u_- + 2x^2}{x^2 + 2u_- + 1}, \tag{4.5}$$ and substituting (4.5) into $Z(u_-,u_+)=z^2$ yields the square-determinant Möbius relation cutting out the smooth genus-$1$ biquadratic fiber curve $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ in $(x,z)$: $$z^2 = \frac{q_- x^2 + 2u_-^2}{2x^2 - \tilde{q}_-} \iff (2x^2 - \tilde{q}_-)(2z^2 - q_-) = (u_-^2 - 1)^2 \iff \mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x,z) := 2x^2 z^2 - q_- x^2 - \tilde{q}_- z^2 - 2u_-^2 = 0, \tag{4.6}$$ where $q_- := u_-^2 + 2u_- - 1$ and $\tilde{q}_- := u_-^2 - 2u_- - 1$ (and dually $\mathcal{E}_{u_+}^+(x,z):2x^2z^2-\tilde{q}_+ x^2-q_+ z^2-2u_+^2=0$ along fixed $u_+$). Because $u_+(u_-,x^2)$ in (4.5) and $W(u_-,u_+)$ in (4.3) are rational functions of $(u_-,x^2)$, every rational point $(x,z)\in\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(\mathbb{Q})$ lifts rationally to $(x,1,z,W(u_-,u_+(u_-,x^2)))$ on the surface closure without extracting any further square root, and defines an admissible point on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(\mathbb{Q})$ whenever $xz(x^2-z^2)\neq 0$ (excluding the coordinate-zero closure points $xz=0$ and the diagonal closure points $x=\pm z=\pm u_-$).
  3. (Difference-of-squares quartic decomposition and the rational osculating section $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-)$): Clearing the denominator of (4.6) puts $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ into the quartic double-cover model $Y^2=Q_{u_-}(x):=(2x^2-\tilde{q}_-)(q_- x^2+2u_-^2)$ with $Y=(2x^2-\tilde{q}_-)z$, where $Q_{u_-}(x)$ admits the difference-of-squares decomposition $$Q_{u_-}(x) = A_{\mathrm{sq}}(x)^2 - B_{\mathrm{sq}}(x)^2,\qquad A_{\mathrm{sq}}(x) = \frac{(u_-+1)\bigl((3u_--1)x^2 - u_-^2(u_--3)\bigr)}{2u_-},\qquad B_{\mathrm{sq}}(x) = \frac{(u_--1)^2(x^2 - u_-^2)}{2u_-}, \tag{4.7}$$ vanishing at the four rational diagonal basepoints $(x,z)=(\pm u_-,\pm u_-)$ where $Y=\pm u_-(u_-+1)^2$. The osculating parabola to $Y^2=Q_{u_-}(x)$ at $P_{+,+}=(u_-,u_-(u_-+1)^2)$, $$P_{\mathrm{osc}}(x) = u_-(u_-+1)^2 + (u_-+1)(3u_--1)(x - u_-) + \frac{u_-^4 + 6u_-^3 + 2u_- - 1}{u_-(u_-+1)^2}(x - u_-)^2, \tag{4.8}$$ satisfies $P_{\mathrm{osc}}(x)^2 - Q_{u_-}(x) = -\frac{(u_--1)^4(x-u_-)^3\bigl((u_-^4+4u_-^3-1)x + u_-(u_-^4-4u_--1)\bigr)}{u_-^2(u_-+1)^4}$, cutting out the universal rational osculating section $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-) = \bigl(x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),\, 1,\, z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),\, W_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)\bigr) \subset \mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(\mathbb{Q}(u_-))$: $$x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-) = -\frac{u_-(u_-^4 - 4u_- - 1)}{u_-^4 + 4u_-^3 - 1},\qquad z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-) = -\frac{u_-(u_-^4 + 4u_- - 1)}{u_-^4 - 4u_-^3 - 1},\qquad u_{+,\mathrm{osc}}(u_-) = \frac{u_-(u_-^8 - 2u_-^4 + 16u_-^2 + 1)}{u_-^8 + 16u_-^6 - 2u_-^4 + 1}, \tag{4.9}$$ $$W_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-) = \frac{2u_-(u_-^2+1)(u_-^4-2u_-^3+2u_-^2+2u_-+1)(u_-^4+2u_-^3+2u_-^2-2u_-+1)(u_-^8+8u_-^6-2u_-^4+8u_-^2+1)}{(u_-^4 - 4u_-^3 - 1)^2(u_-^4 + 4u_-^3 - 1)^2}, \tag{4.10}$$ where $(x_{\mathrm{osc}}^2+1)(z_{\mathrm{osc}}^2+1)$ and $2(x_{\mathrm{osc}}^2+z_{\mathrm{osc}}^2)$ are separately perfect squares in $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, and $u_-\mapsto 1/u_-$ maps $(x_{\mathrm{osc}},z_{\mathrm{osc}},u_{+,\mathrm{osc}})\mapsto(1/x_{\mathrm{osc}},1/z_{\mathrm{osc}},1/u_{+,\mathrm{osc}})$.
  4. (Closed-form two-term Bäcklund involutions $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)},\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}$, removable basepoint limit, and Mazur non-torsion theorem): For any point $(x_0,z_0)\in\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ with $A_0:=x_0 z_0-u_-^2$ and $B_0:=x_0-z_0$ not both zero, define the two-term rational map $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(x_0,z_0):=(x_1,z_1)$ by $$x_1 = \frac{(u_-^2 + 1)A_0 z_0 - 2u_-^3 B_0}{(u_-^2 + 1)A_0 - 2u_- B_0 z_0},\qquad z_1 = \frac{(u_-^2 + 1)A_0 x_0 - 2u_-^3 B_0}{(u_-^2 + 1)A_0 - 2u_- B_0 x_0}, \tag{4.11}$$ and set $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}(x_0,z_0):=\sigma_z\bigl(\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(x_0,-z_0)\bigr)$ where $\sigma_z(x,z)=(x,-z)$ (compare the general QRT involution framework in Hone [17, §2]). Then:
    • (i) Exact fiber invariance: Clearing denominators of $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x_1,z_1)$ yields the polynomial identity $$2N_{x_1}^2 N_{z_1}^2 - q_- N_{x_1}^2 D_{z_1}^2 - \tilde{q}_- D_{x_1}^2 N_{z_1}^2 - 2u_-^2 D_{x_1}^2 D_{z_1}^2 \equiv \bigl((u_-^2+1)A_0 - 2u_-^2 B_0\bigr)^2\bigl((u_-^2+1)A_0 + 2u_-^2 B_0\bigr)^2 \mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x_0,z_0). \tag{4.12}$$
    • (ii) Involution and removable osculating limit: On $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x_0,z_0)=0$, $B_0 A_1 + A_0 B_1 \equiv 0$, so $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}\circ\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}=\mathrm{id}$ and $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}\circ\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}=\mathrm{id}$. Moreover, $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}\bigl(x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)\bigr)=(-u_-,-u_-)$, so by involution symmetry the removable limit of $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ along $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}=0$ at the diagonal basepoint $(-s u_-, -s u_-)$ ($s\in\{+1,-1\}$) is the osculating point: $$\lim_{\substack{(x,z)\to(-su_-,-su_-)\\ \mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x,z)=0}} \mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(x,z) = \bigl(s x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),\, s z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)\bigr). \tag{4.13}$$
    • (iii) Certified degree sequence for $0\le n\le 3$ and infinite order over $\mathbb{Q}$ and $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$ via Mazur's Torsion Theorem: Along the alternating Bäcklund chain $P^{(0)}=(-u_-,-u_-)$, $P^{(1)}=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(P^{(0)})=(x_{\mathrm{osc}},z_{\mathrm{osc}})$, $P^{(2)}=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}(P^{(1)})=\mathcal{T}_{u_-}(P^{(0)})$, $P^{(3)}=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(P^{(2)})$ over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, the reduced numerator degrees in $u_-$ at $n=0,1,2,3$ are $$\bigl(\deg_{u_-}\mathrm{num}(x(P^{(n)}))\bigr)_{n=0}^3 = (1,\, 5,\, 13,\, 25). \tag{4.14}$$ Furthermore, for each rational specialization $u_-\in\{2, 3, 23/33, 93/145\}$ (corresponding to $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(2)$, $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(3)$, $(11,3,2,650)$, and $(12,5,3,1326)$), the $13$ iterates $\{\mathcal{T}_{u_-}^k(x_0,z_0)\}_{k=-6}^6\subset\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(\mathbb{Q})$ are pairwise distinct (with logarithmic $x$-heights up to $1,990$ bits; Table 2). By Mazur's Torsion Theorem [16] (which bounds the order of any rational torsion point on an elliptic curve over $\mathbb{Q}$ by $12$), $\mathcal{T}_{u_-}:=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}\circ\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ has infinite order over $\mathbb{Q}$ on each of these four specialized fibers, and therefore—since specialization is a group homomorphism on smooth fibers—$\mathcal{T}_{u_-}$ also has infinite order on the generic fiber $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$.

Proof. Parts (1)–(3) follow by direct symbolic expansion and polynomial remainder verification in $\mathbb{Q}(u_-,u_+,x,z)$ (exp101 Part (a) and exp102 Part (a)). In (4.10), $x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)^2+1=\frac{N_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)}{(u_-^4+4u_-^3-1)^2}$ and $z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)^2+1=\frac{N_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)}{(u_-^4-4u_-^3-1)^2}$ share the same degree-$10$ numerator $N_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)=(u_-^2+1)(u_-^4-2u_-^3+2u_-^2+2u_-+1)(u_-^4+2u_-^3+2u_-^2-2u_-+1)$, while $x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)^2+z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)^2=2\left(\frac{u_-(u_-^8+8u_-^6-2u_-^4+8u_-^2+1)}{(u_-^4-4u_-^3-1)(u_-^4+4u_-^3-1)}\right)^2$ is twice a square in $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, making $W_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-)$ rational over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$.

For Part (4), expanding the left-hand side of (4.12) in $\mathbb{Z}[u_-,x_0,z_0]$ yields the exact polynomial multiple of $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x_0,z_0)$ on the right-hand side. Reducing $B_0(x_1 z_1 - u_-^2) + A_0(x_1 - z_1)$ modulo $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(x_0,z_0)$ gives $0$, which implies $\frac{B_1}{A_1}=-\frac{B_0}{A_0}$ on $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}=0$; substituting $\frac{B_1}{A_1}=-\frac{B_0}{A_0}$ into $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(x_1,z_1)$ cancels the linear fractional transformation and returns $(x_0,z_0)$. Evaluating (4.11) at $(x_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-),z_{\mathrm{osc}}(u_-))$ gives $(-u_-,-u_-)$ identically in $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, proving (4.13). Computing $P^{(0)},\dots,P^{(3)}$ in reduced form over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$ (exp102 Part (b)) certifies the exact degree sequence $(1,5,13,25)$ in (4.14). Finally, on any smooth biquadratic genus-$1$ curve $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}$ ($u_-\notin\{0,\pm 1\}$), $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ and $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}$ are fixed-point-having involutions ($[-1]$ reflections with respect to different origins [17, §2]), so their composite $\mathcal{T}_{u_-}=\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(-)}\circ\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}$ is a translation by a rational divisor class $\delta(u_-)\in\mathrm{Pic}^0(\mathcal{E}_{u_-})(\mathbb{Q})$. At each smooth rational specialization $u_-\in\{2,3,23/33,93/145\}$, any torsion point in $\mathrm{Pic}^0(\mathcal{E}_{u_-})(\mathbb{Q})$ has order at most $12$ by Mazur's theorem [16]; thus exhibiting $13$ distinct orbit points $\{\mathcal{T}_{u_-}^k(x_0,z_0)\}_{k=-6}^6$ (exp102 Part (d)) proves that $\delta(u_-)$ is non-torsion over $\mathbb{Q}$ at each of those four fibers, which in turn implies that the generic translation section $\delta\in\mathrm{Pic}^0(\mathcal{E}_{u_-})(\mathbb{Q}(u_-))$ is non-torsion over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$. $\square$

5. The $S_3$-Triad Matrix, Markov & Joukowsky–Markov Surface Laws, Fixed-$(x,z)$ Multi-Pair Factorization, and Root-Free Recovery

We now examine how the three coordinate permutations of a point $(x:y:z)\in\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{Q})$ ($xyz(x^2-y^2)(x^2-z^2)(y^2-z^2)\neq 0$) generate a coupled triad of tangent triples. For any ordered triple of non-zero coordinates $(X,Y,Z)$, define the canonical tangent-triple map $\mathrm{triad}(X,Y,Z)=(a,b,g,h)$ by $$a(X,Y,Z) := \frac{(Y^2 - Z^2)X}{(X^2 + Y^2)Z},\qquad b(X,Y,Z) := \frac{(X^2 - Y^2)Z}{(Y^2 + Z^2)X},\qquad g(X,Y,Z) := \frac{X^2 - Z^2}{2XZ},\qquad h(X,Y,Z) := \frac{X^2 + Z^2}{2XZ}. \tag{5.1}$$ Following exp101, we associate to $(x:y:z)$ the three triads obtained by placing $y, z, x$ respectively as the middle coordinate $Y$: $$T_1 := \mathrm{triad}(x, y, z) = (a_1, b_1, g_1, h_1),\qquad T_2 := \mathrm{triad}(x, z, y) = (a_2, b_2, g_2, h_2),\qquad T_3 := \mathrm{triad}(y, x, z) = (a_3, b_3, g_3, h_3), \tag{5.2}$$ and assemble their triple entries into the $3\times 3$ triad matrix $$M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z) := \begin{pmatrix} a_1 & b_1 & g_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & g_2 \\ a_3 & b_3 & g_3 \end{pmatrix}. \tag{5.3}$$

Theorem 4 ($S_3$-Triad Matrix, Markov Laws, and Multi-Pair Calculus; exp101–exp102).

  1. (Universal tangent-triple structure and the Single Square-Class Theorem on $\mathbb{P}^2_{(x:y:z)}$): For every $(x:y:z)\in\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{Q})$ with $xyz\neq 0$ and every $j\in\{1,2,3\}$, $1+g_j^2=h_j^2$ and $b_j=\varphi_{g_j}(a_j)=\frac{g_j-a_j}{1+g_ja_j}$ hold identically. Moreover, with $H^2 := h_1 h_2 h_3 = \frac{2(x^2+y^2)(x^2+z^2)(y^2+z^2)}{(4xyz)^2}$, all nine Diophantine triple conditions across $Y^{(1)},Y^{(2)},Y^{(3)}$ satisfy $$\begin{aligned} 1+a_1 b_1 &= \frac{H^2}{(h_2 h_3)^2}, & 1+a_1 g_1 &= \frac{H^2}{h_2^2}, & 1+b_1 g_1 &= \frac{H^2}{h_3^2},\\ 1+a_2 b_2 &= \frac{H^2}{(h_1 h_3)^2}, & 1+a_2 g_2 &= \frac{H^2}{h_1^2}, & 1+b_2 g_2 &= \frac{H^2}{h_3^2},\\ 1+a_3 b_3 &= \frac{H^2}{(h_1 h_2)^2}, & 1+a_3 g_3 &= \frac{H^2}{h_2^2}, & 1+b_3 g_3 &= \frac{H^2}{h_1^2}. \end{aligned} \tag{5.4}$$ Consequently, all nine shifted products $1+a_jb_j, 1+a_jg_j, 1+b_jg_j$ ($j=1,2,3$) belong to the exact same rational square class $[h_1h_2h_3]\in\mathbb{Q}^\times/\mathbb{Q}^{\times 2}$, and lifting $(x:y:z)$ to $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ via $H=\frac{W}{4xyz}$ is necessary and sufficient for any one—and hence all nine—to be rational squares. Under the sign reflection $\sigma_y:(x,y,z)\mapsto(x,-y,z)$, $Y^{(1)}$ is invariant while $Y^{(2)}\mapsto -Y^{(2)}$ and $Y^{(3)}\mapsto -Y^{(3)}$.
  2. (Hyperbolic-addition matrix, Cayley–Menger hypotenuse law, Markov spoke-root law, and Joukowsky–Markov $\mathbb{P}^2$ identity): The entries of $M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z)$ are expressed purely in terms of $(g_1,g_2,g_3)$ and $(h_1,h_2,h_3)$ by the hyperbolic-addition matrix $$\begin{pmatrix} a_1 & b_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 \\ a_3 & b_3 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} g_3/h_2 & g_2/h_3 \\ -g_3/h_1 & g_1/h_3 \\ g_1/h_2 & -g_2/h_1 \end{pmatrix}, \tag{5.5}$$ while the hypotenuses satisfy the hyperbolic cosine addition laws and Cayley–Menger determinant identity $$h_1 = h_2 h_3 + g_2 g_3,\qquad h_2 = h_1 h_3 - g_1 g_3,\qquad h_3 = h_1 h_2 - g_1 g_2,\qquad h_1^2 + h_2^2 + h_3^2 - 2h_1 h_2 h_3 = 1. \tag{5.6}$$ On $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ (where $H=\frac{W}{4xyz}$ satisfies $H^2=h_1h_2h_3$), the spoke roots satisfy the spoke-root reciprocity laws $$r_{a,1} r_{ab,2} = r_{b,1} r_{ab,3} = r_{a,2} r_{ab,1} = r_{b,2} r_{ab,3} = r_{a,3} r_{ab,2} = r_{b,3} r_{ab,1} = 1,\qquad h_j r_{ab,k} r_{ab,\ell} = 1, \tag{5.7}$$ and the three pair-roots $(r_{ab,1},r_{ab,2},r_{ab,3})$ satisfy the Markov spoke-root surface identity $$r_{ab,1}^2 + r_{ab,2}^2 + r_{ab,3}^2 - r_{ab,1}^2 r_{ab,2}^2 r_{ab,3}^2 = 2 \iff 1 + a_1 b_1 + a_2 b_2 + a_3 b_3 = r_{ab,1}^2 r_{ab,2}^2 r_{ab,3}^2, \tag{5.8}$$ together with the null-cone harmonic conservation laws $\Sigma_1+\Sigma_2+\Sigma_3=0$ and $\sum_{j=1}^3\frac{1}{\Omega_j+1}=\frac{3}{2}$. Moreover, for any $(x:y:z)\in\mathbb{P}^2$ with aspect ratios $(k_1,k_2,k_3)=\bigl(\frac{x}{z},\frac{x}{y},\frac{y}{z}\bigr)$ and cross-ratios $(\lambda_1,\lambda_2,\lambda_3)=\bigl(\frac{y^2}{xz},\frac{z^2}{xy},\frac{x^2}{yz}\bigr)$, the Joukowsky ratios $m_j := \frac{\lambda_j+\lambda_j^{-1}}{k_j+k_j^{-1}} = \frac{2}{1+a_jb_j}-1$ satisfy the universal Joukowsky–Markov $\mathbb{P}^2$ identity $$m_1 + m_2 + m_3 - m_1 m_2 m_3 = 2. \tag{5.9}$$
  3. (Directed-tangent $4$-torsion factorization, off-diagonal cross-triad square laws, and fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair factorization): For each triad $j\in\{1,2,3\}$ with middle coordinate $Y$ and outer coordinates $(X,Z)$, define $\tau_{j\to i}:=\frac{X^2-Y^2}{2XY}$ and $\tau_{j\to k}:=\frac{Z^2-Y^2}{2ZY}$ (so $\tau_{1,x}\tau_{1,z}=-g_2g_3$, $\tau_{2,x}\tau_{2,y}=g_1g_3$, $\tau_{3,y}\tau_{3,z}=g_1g_2$). Then the $4$-torsion factors of each triad factor universally as $$v_j^2 - h_j^2 - h_j = -(h_j + 1) r_{ab,j}^2 (1 + \tau_{j\to i}\tau_{j\to k}),\qquad v_j^2 - h_j^2 + h_j = (h_j - 1) r_{ab,j}^2 (1 - \tau_{j\to i}\tau_{j\to k}), \tag{5.10}$$ and the off-diagonal cross-triad products satisfy $$1 \pm a_1 a_3 = \left(\frac{g_2}{h_2}\right)^2 + \frac{1 \pm g_1 g_3}{h_2^2},\qquad 1 \pm b_1 b_2 = \left(\frac{g_3}{h_3}\right)^2 + \frac{1 \pm g_1 g_2}{h_3^2},\qquad 1 \pm a_2 b_3 = \left(\frac{g_1}{h_1}\right)^2 + \frac{1 \pm g_2 g_3}{h_1^2}. \tag{5.11}$$ In particular, $Y^{(2)}$ lies on $v_2^2=h_2^2\pm h_2$ if and only if $g_1g_3=\mp 1$, in which case $1\pm a_1a_3=(g_2/h_2)^2$ is a rational square identically. Furthermore, for any two points $(x,y_i,z,W_i)$ and $(x,y_j,z,W_j)$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ sharing the outer coordinates $(x,z)$ with $xzW_iW_j\neq 0$ (hence sharing the central spoke $g_1=\frac{x^2-z^2}{2xz}$), their reflected pairs $\{a_1(y_i),b_1(y_i)\}$ and $\{a_1(y_j),b_1(y_j)\}$ satisfy the fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair cross-factorizations $$\begin{aligned} 1 + a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j) &= \frac{(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2 y_j^2 + x^2 z^2)}{z^2(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}, & 1 + b_1(y_i)b_1(y_j) &= \frac{(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2 y_j^2 + x^2 z^2)}{x^2(y_i^2+z^2)(y_j^2+z^2)},\\ 1 + a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j) &= \frac{(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2 + y_j^2)}{(x^2+y_i^2)(y_j^2+z^2)}, & 1 + b_1(y_i)a_1(y_j) &= \frac{(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2 + y_j^2)}{(y_i^2+z^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}. \end{aligned} \tag{5.12}$$ With $K:=\frac{(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}{(y_i^2+z^2)(y_j^2+z^2)}$ and $L:=\frac{(x^2+y_i^2)(y_j^2+z^2)}{(y_i^2+z^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}$, the surface equations $W_i^2=2(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2+z^2)$ and $W_j^2=2(x^2+y_j^2)(x^2+z^2)(y_j^2+z^2)$ make both $\frac{z^2}{x^2}K$ and $L$ exact rational squares on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$: $$\begin{aligned} 1 + b_1(y_i)b_1(y_j) &= \frac{z^2}{x^2} K\bigl(1 + a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j)\bigr) = \left(\frac{2z(x^2+z^2)(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}{x W_i W_j}\right)^2\bigl(1 + a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j)\bigr),\\ 1 + b_1(y_i)a_1(y_j) &= L\bigl(1 + a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j)\bigr) = \left(\frac{W_i(y_j^2+z^2)}{W_j(y_i^2+z^2)}\right)^2\bigl(1 + a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j)\bigr) = \left(\frac{W_j(x^2+y_i^2)}{W_i(x^2+y_j^2)}\right)^2\bigl(1 + a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j)\bigr) \end{aligned} \tag{5.12a}$$ (with non-vanishing denominators and multipliers at every real point with $x y_i y_j z W_i W_j\neq 0$; for instance, at $(11,3,2,650)$ and $(11,22/3,2,14300/9)$, where $(a_i,b_i)=(11/52,224/143)$ and $(a_j,b_j)=(224/143,11/52)$, the multipliers in (5.12a) are $1^2=1=\frac{1+b_ib_j}{1+a_ia_j}$ and $(20/11)^2=\frac{400}{121}=\frac{1+b_ia_j}{1+a_ib_j}$).
  4. (Cross-triad syzygies and exact root-free projective recovery of $(x:y:z)$ from $M_{\mathrm{triad}}$): On $M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z)$, grouping rows by shared hypotenuse denominators in (5.5) recovers $(h_1,h_2,h_3)$ rationally as $$h_1 = -\frac{g_3}{a_2} = -\frac{g_2}{b_3},\qquad h_2 = \frac{g_3}{a_1} = \frac{g_1}{a_3},\qquad h_3 = \frac{g_2}{b_1} = \frac{g_1}{b_2}, \tag{5.13}$$ yielding the bilinear and trilinear cross-triad syzygies $$a_2 g_2 = b_3 g_3,\qquad a_1 g_1 = a_3 g_3,\qquad b_1 g_1 = b_2 g_2,\qquad a_1 b_2 b_3 = a_2 a_3 b_1 = -\frac{g_1 g_2 g_3}{h_1 h_2 h_3}, \tag{5.14}$$ together with $h_2 h_3 = \frac{h_1}{1 + a_1 b_1}$, $g_2 g_3 = \frac{a_1 b_1 h_1}{1 + a_1 b_1}$, $g_2^2(1 - a_1^2 b_1^2) = b_1^2(1 + a_1^2)$, $g_3^2(1 - a_1^2 b_1^2) = a_1^2(1 + b_1^2)$, and the six hypotenuse-square equations $a_1^2(1+g_2^2)=g_3^2$, $a_3^2(1+g_2^2)=g_1^2$, $b_1^2(1+g_3^2)=g_2^2$, $b_2^2(1+g_3^2)=g_1^2$, $a_2^2(1+g_1^2)=g_3^2$, $b_3^2(1+g_1^2)=g_2^2$. Finally, the projective point $(x:y:z)\in\mathbb{P}^2(\mathbb{Q})$ is recovered uniquely, rationally, and without square roots from $M_{\mathrm{triad}}$ via $$\frac{x}{z} = h_1 + g_1 = \frac{a_2 g_1 - g_3}{a_2} = \frac{b_3 g_1 - g_2}{b_3},\qquad \frac{x}{y} = h_2 + g_2 = \frac{g_3 + a_1 g_2}{a_1} = \frac{g_1 + a_3 g_2}{a_3},\qquad \frac{y}{z} = h_3 + g_3 = \frac{g_2 + b_1 g_3}{b_1} = \frac{g_1 + b_2 g_3}{b_2}. \tag{5.15}$$

Proof. (1)–(2) From (5.1), $g_1=\frac{x^2-z^2}{2xz}, h_1=\frac{x^2+z^2}{2xz}$, $g_2=\frac{x^2-y^2}{2xy}, h_2=\frac{x^2+y^2}{2xy}$, and $g_3=\frac{y^2-z^2}{2yz}, h_3=\frac{y^2+z^2}{2yz}$, which immediately gives (5.5)–(5.6) and the nine identities (5.4). On $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$, $r_{ab,1}=\frac{H}{h_2h_3}, r_{ab,2}=\frac{H}{h_1h_3}, r_{ab,3}=\frac{H}{h_1h_2}$ with $H^2=h_1h_2h_3$, so $$r_{ab,1}^2 + r_{ab,2}^2 + r_{ab,3}^2 - 2 = \frac{h_1^2 + h_2^2 + h_3^2 - 2h_1 h_2 h_3}{h_1 h_2 h_3} = \frac{1}{h_1 h_2 h_3} = r_{ab,1}^2 r_{ab,2}^2 r_{ab,3}^2,$$ proving (5.8). Since $1+a_1b_1=\frac{x^2+z^2}{(x^2+y^2)(y^2+z^2)}\cdot 2y^2 = \frac{2}{1+m_1}$ where $m_1=\frac{y^2/(xz)+xz/y^2}{x/z+z/x}=\frac{\lambda_1+\lambda_1^{-1}}{k_1+k_1^{-1}}$, direct rational expansion in $(x,y,z)$ (exp102 Part (c)) confirms $m_1+m_2+m_3-m_1m_2m_3=2$, proving (5.9).

(3)–(4) Identities (5.10)–(5.11) are verified in exp101 Part (c), and the fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair factorizations (5.12) follow from $(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)z^2(1+a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j))=(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)z^2+(y_i^2-z^2)(y_j^2-z^2)x^2=(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2y_j^2+x^2z^2)$, $(y_i^2+z^2)(y_j^2+z^2)x^2(1+b_1(y_i)b_1(y_j))=(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2y_j^2+x^2z^2)$, $(x^2+y_i^2)(y_j^2+z^2)(1+a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j))=(x^2+y_i^2)(y_j^2+z^2)+(y_i^2-z^2)(x^2-y_j^2)=(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2+y_j^2)$, and $(y_i^2+z^2)(x^2+y_j^2)(1+b_1(y_i)a_1(y_j))=(x^2+z^2)(y_i^2+y_j^2)$. Dividing these equations gives $\frac{1+b_1(y_i)b_1(y_j)}{1+a_1(y_i)a_1(y_j)}=\frac{z^2}{x^2}K$ and $\frac{1+b_1(y_i)a_1(y_j)}{1+a_1(y_i)b_1(y_j)}=L$, and substituting $(y_i^2+z^2)(y_j^2+z^2)=\frac{W_i^2 W_j^2}{4(x^2+z^2)^2(x^2+y_i^2)(x^2+y_j^2)}$ and $\frac{x^2+y_i^2}{x^2+y_j^2}=\frac{W_i^2(y_j^2+z^2)}{W_j^2(y_i^2+z^2)}$ yields the exact square multipliers (5.12a) (exp102 Part (c)). Finally, substituting (5.13) into $h_j+g_j$ yields (5.15). $\square$

6. General-$D_g$ Shift-Reflection Master Syzygies, the $D_g\le 0$ Sign-Chamber Inequality, and the Boundary Square-Class Calculation on $D_g=0$

We now turn to a general coset point $Q_0\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ with spoke root $R=R(Q_0)\in\mathbb{Q}^\times$ ($x_0:=x(Q_0)=\frac{R^2-1}{g}$) and its $1$-step neighbors $Q_0\pm S_Y$ under translation by the regular point $S_Y = \bigl(\frac{1}{abg}, \frac{r_a r_b r_{ab}}{abg}\bigr) \in E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ (where $x(P_0\pm S_Y) = d_\mp$), with spoke roots $R_\mp := R(Q_0\pm S_Y)$ and $x_\mp := x(Q_0\pm S_Y)=\frac{R_\mp^2-1}{g}$. Recall from [15, Theorem 20(148)–(149)] that $R_-,-R_+$ are the two roots in $X$ of the symmetric Euler–Chasles biquadratic polynomial $$\mathcal{B}(R, X) := g^2 U(R) X^2 + 2g^2 h R X - \bigl(v^2 R^2 - h^2(v^2 - g^2)\bigr) = 0, \tag{6.1}$$ where $g^2 U(R) := (v^2 - g^2)R^2 - v^2$, and the $4$-torsion discriminant of the base triple $Y=\{a,b,g\}$ is $$D_g := (abg)^2 - (2ab + 1) = \frac{(v^2 - h^2)^2 - h^2}{g^2} = \frac{(v^2 - h^2 - h)(v^2 - h^2 + h)}{g^2}. \tag{6.2}$$ Direct chord-and-tangent doubling of $S_Y = \bigl(\frac{1}{abg}, \frac{r_a r_b r_{ab}}{abg}\bigr)$ on $E_Y$ gives the exact identity $$x([2]S_Y) + \frac{1}{g} = \frac{\bigl((abg)^2 - (2ab + 1)\bigr)^2}{4abg(1 + g^2)(1 + ab)} = \frac{D_g^2}{4abg h^2 r_{ab}^2}, \tag{6.2a}$$ so that $[2]S_Y=T_g=\bigl(-\frac{1}{g},0\bigr) \iff D_g=0 \iff v^2=h^2\pm h$.

  • Arithmetic construction and global non-collapse proof on the $2$-dimensional base surface of tangent triples (exp103 Part (b)): A non-degenerate rational tangent triple $Y=\{a,b,g\}\subset\mathbb{Q}^\times$ ($b=\varphi_g(a)=\frac{g-a}{1+ag}$) requires three simultaneous rational square conditions: $1+g^2=h^2$, $1+ag=r_a^2$ (forcing $1+bg=\frac{1+g^2}{1+ag}=(h/r_a)^2=r_b^2$), and $1+ab=(v/g)^2$. Parameterizing $1+g^2=h^2$ by $g(s)=\frac{2s}{1-s^2}, h(s)=\frac{1+s^2}{1-s^2}$ ($s\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$) and choosing $r_a\in\mathbb{Q}^\times\setminus\{\pm 1,\pm h\}$, the condition $1+ab=(v/g)^2$ is the self-reflection annulus equation $(vr_a)^2=(gh)^2-(r_a^2-h^2)^2$ (2.2), so rational tangent triples correspond bijectively via (2.3)–(2.4) [15, §9(c.1)] to rational points on the $2$-dimensional surface $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}:W^2=2(x^2+y^2)(x^2+z^2)(y^2+z^2)$ (which fibers over $s=\frac{x-z}{x+z}$ as an elliptic surface). Furthermore, every rational Pythagorean mirror $g(s)=\frac{2s}{1-s^2}$ ($s\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$) admits an explicit rational non-collapse ($D_g\neq 0$) tangent triple on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ without auxiliary square conditions via the rational section $[x(s):y(s):z(s):W(s)]=\bigl[(1+s)B(s):(1-s)A(s):(1-s)B(s):4(1-s)(1+s^2)(1-s^2+s^4)(1+3s^2+s^4)B(s)\bigr]$ where $A(s)=1+2s+s^2+2s^3+s^4=(1+s+s^2)^2-2s^2$ and $B(s)=A(-s)=1-2s+s^2-2s^3+s^4=(1-s+s^2)^2-2s^2$, yielding $$a(s) = \frac{4s(1-s^6)}{(1-s^2+s^4)^2},\qquad b(s) = \frac{2s(1+s^2-s^4)(1-s^2-s^4)}{(1-s^2)(1+3s^2+s^4)^2},\qquad r_a(s) = \frac{1+3s^2+s^4}{1-s^2+s^4},\qquad v(s) = \frac{2s A(s)B(s)}{(1-s^2)(1-s^2+s^4)(1+3s^2+s^4)}. \tag{6.2b}$$ To see that $\{a(s),b(s),g(s)\}$ is a well-defined non-degenerate tangent triple of three distinct non-zero rationals with $v(s)\neq 0$ and $D_g(s)\neq 0$ for every $s\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$, observe that $1-s^2+s^4=(s^2-\frac{1}{2})^2+\frac{3}{4}>0$, $1+3s^2+s^4>0$, and $1\pm s+s^2>0$ have no real roots, while $$\begin{aligned} a(s)-g(s) &= \frac{2s(1+s^2-s^4)(1-s^2-s^4)}{(1-s^2)(1-s^2+s^4)^2},\qquad b(s)-g(s) = \frac{4s^3(3s^4+7s^2+3)}{(s^2-1)(1+3s^2+s^4)^2},\\ a(s)-b(s) &= \frac{2s(s^{16}+12s^{14}+10s^{12}-16s^{10}-13s^8-16s^6+10s^4+12s^2+1)}{(1-s^2)(1-s^2+s^4)^2(1+3s^2+s^4)^2},\qquad D_g(s) = -\frac{P_{9,+}(s)P_{9,-}(s)\widetilde{P}_{9,+}(s)\widetilde{P}_{9,-}(s)}{(1-s^2)^2(1-s^2+s^4)^4(1+3s^2+s^4)^4}, \end{aligned}$$ where $3s^4+7s^2+3>0$, and the remaining numerator factors—namely $A(s)$, $B(s)=A(-s)$, $1\pm s^2-s^4$, the degree-$16$ factor of $a(s)-b(s)$, $P_{9,\pm}(s)=s^9\mp 3s^8-2s^7\mp 2s^6-5s^5\pm 3s^4-2s^3\pm 2s^2+s\pm 1$, and $\widetilde{P}_{9,\pm}(s)=s^9\mp s^8+2s^7\pm 2s^6+3s^5\pm 5s^4-2s^3\pm 2s^2-3s\mp 1$—are all monic in $\mathbb{Z}[s]$ with constant term $\pm 1$. By the Rational Root Theorem, their only candidate rational roots are $s=\pm 1$, where they evaluate to $\{7, -1, \pm 1, -15, -6, \pm 8, \pm 6\}\not\ni 0$ (exp103 Part (b); e.g., $s=\frac{1}{2}$ gives $g=\frac{4}{3}, a=\frac{504}{169}, b=-\frac{836}{2523}, v=\frac{164}{1131}$ with $D_g\neq 0$). In contrast, imposing $D_g=0$ cuts out the $1$-dimensional $4$-torsion base curve (w4sym.py, (1.2)) of Paper 21, v4 [10, §5.2], on which the all-coset $[-2]$ relation and all-coset exclusion of $$\mathcal{S}_7^{(4\text{-tors})}(Q_0) := \bigl\{a,\, b,\, g,\, x_0,\, \varphi_g(x_0),\, x_-,\, x_+\bigr\}\qquad (x_+ = \varphi_g(x_-)\text{ on }D_g=0) \tag{6.3}$$ were already established in [10, §5.2] (and via the $2$-adic unit base product in [14, Theorem 6]).

Theorem 5 (General-$D_g$ Shift-Reflection Syzygies and $D_g=0$ Boundary Class; exp103).

  1. (Bilinear $U$-Factorization of the Euler–Chasles Correspondence): Multiplying $\mathcal{B}(R,X)$ in (6.1) by $v^2-g^2$ yields the symmetric bilinear factorization $$(v^2 - g^2)\mathcal{B}(R, X) \equiv \bigl(g^2 U(R)\bigr)\bigl(g^2 U(X)\bigr) + 2g^2 h(v^2 - g^2) R X + g^4 D_g. \tag{6.4}$$
  2. (Master Syzygy I — Universal $2$-Step / Self-Reflection Coupling): Across the $2$-dimensional base surface of all tangent triples (for arbitrary $D_g$), at every coset center $Q_0\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ with $U(Q_0)\neq 0$, the $2$-step chord product $1+x_-x_+$ between $x_-=x(Q_0+S_Y)$ and $x_+=x(Q_0-S_Y)$ and the central self-reflection product $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)$ are linked by the exact linear syzygy $$U(Q_0)^2(1 + x_- x_+) + \frac{2v^2 R^2}{g^2}\bigl(1 + x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\bigr) = D_g(1 + x_0^2). \tag{6.5}$$
  3. (Master Syzygy II — Universal Opposite-Shift Cross-Reflection Dual Syzygies): With $d_\mp=\frac{R_{1,\mp}^2-1}{g}$ ($R_{1,\mp}=v\mp h$), $N_g(x_-,x_+)=1-x_-x_++g(x_-+x_+)=(1+gx_+)(1+x_-\varphi_g(x_+))=(1+gx_-)(1+x_+\varphi_g(x_-))$, and $P_{\mathrm{diag}}=h^4-h^2+4h^2v^2-v^4$, the opposite-shift cross-reflection norm satisfies the dual decompositions $$\begin{aligned} U(Q_0)^2 N_g(x_-, x_+) &= h^2 U(Q_0)^2 - \frac{(R_{1,-}^2 R^2 - h^2)(R_{1,+}^2 R^2 - h^2)}{g^2} = h^2 U(Q_0)^2 - R^4\bigl(\varphi_g(x_0) - d_-\bigr)\bigl(\varphi_g(x_0) - d_+\bigr)\\ &= \frac{P_{\mathrm{diag}}}{g^2} R^2\bigl(1 + x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\bigr) + \frac{4h^2 v^2}{g^2} x_0(x_0 - g). \end{aligned} \tag{6.6}$$
  4. (Master Syzygy III — Universal Shifted Self-Reflection Product Law): With $P_{\mathrm{self},\mp}=h^4-h^2-4h^2v^2\pm 4hv^3-v^4$, the product of the shifted self-reflection gates at $Q_0\pm S_Y$ factors through $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)$ up to a single $4$-torsion correction proportional to $D_g$: $$U(Q_0)^4 R_-^2 R_+^2\bigl(1 + x_-\varphi_g(x_-)\bigr)\bigl(1 + x_+\varphi_g(x_+)\bigr) = R^2\bigl(1 + x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\bigr)\left[\frac{P_{\mathrm{self},-} P_{\mathrm{self},+}}{g^4} R^2\bigl(1 + x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\bigr) - \frac{8h^2 v^2}{g^2} D_g x_0(x_0 - g)\right]. \tag{6.7}$$
  5. (Sign-chamber inequality on $D_g\le 0$ and boundary square-class calculation on the $4$-torsion base curve $D_g=0$):
    • (i) Real sign obstruction in the $2$-dimensional chamber $D_g\le 0$: Whenever $D_g\le 0$ (equivalently $h^2-|h|\le v^2\le h^2+|h|$ on the $2$-dimensional base surface of tangent triples), the right-hand side of (6.5) is $\le 0$, so $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)$ and $1+x_-x_+$ cannot both be positive at any rational coset point $Q_0\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$.
    • (ii) Boundary square-class calculation on $D_g=0$ and recovery of [10, §5.2]'s all-coset $[-2]$ relation: On the $1$-dimensional $4$-torsion base curve $v^2=h(h+\mathrm{sgn})$ ($D_g=0$, $\mathrm{sgn}\in\{\pm 1\}$) with $g\neq 0$ (so $|h|=\sqrt{1+g^2}>1$), the two roots $x_0 = g + \varepsilon h$ ($\varepsilon\in\{\pm 1\}$) of $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)=0$ satisfy $(1+ax_0)(1+bx_0)=(1+ab)(1+gx_0)$ and therefore lift to rational points $Z_\varepsilon = \bigl(g+\varepsilon h,\, \pm\frac{vh(h+\varepsilon g)}{g}\bigr)\in E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, but their $g$-spoke factor belongs to the non-trivial rational square class $2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$: $$1 + g(g + \varepsilon h) = h(h + \varepsilon g) = 2\left(\frac{h(h + \mathrm{sgn} + \varepsilon g)}{2v}\right)^2 \in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2 \qquad (\varepsilon \in \{\pm 1\}). \tag{6.7a}$$ Since $2\notin(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$, $Z_\varepsilon\notin P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ universally. Consequently, for every rational coset point $Q_0\in(P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q}))\cap E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, we have $g^2 U(Q_0)=\mathrm{sgn}\cdot(h+\mathrm{sgn})(R^2-\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h)\neq 0$ and $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\neq 0$, with $R_- R_+=\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h$, $x_+=\varphi_g(x_-)$, $P_{\mathrm{self},-}P_{\mathrm{self},+}=4h^4(h+\mathrm{sgn})^2$, and Master Syzygy I (6.5) specializes at $D_g=0$ to $$1 + x_- x_+ = 1 + x_\mp\varphi_g(x_\mp) = -2\left(\frac{v R}{g U(Q_0)}\right)^2\bigl(1 + x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\bigr) \neq 0, \tag{6.8}$$ recovering the all-coset $[-2]$ square-class relation and exclusion of Paper 21, v4 [10, §5.2] (and [14, Theorem 6]).

Proof. (1) Expanding $\bigl((v^2-g^2)R^2-v^2\bigr)\bigl((v^2-g^2)X^2-v^2\bigr) = (v^2-g^2)g^2 U(R) X^2 - v^2(v^2-g^2)R^2 + v^4$ and noting that $-(v^2-g^2)\bigl(v^2R^2-h^2(v^2-g^2)\bigr) = -v^2(v^2-g^2)R^2 + h^2(v^2-g^2)^2$ while $v^4 - h^2(v^2-g^2)^2 = -g^2\bigl((v^2-h^2)^2-h^2\bigr) = -g^4 D_g$ (using $g^2=h^2-1$) yields (6.4).

(2) By Vieta's formulas for the quadratic $\mathcal{B}(R,X)=0$ in $X$ with roots $R_-, -R_+$ (since $R_--R_+=-2hR/U(Q_0)$ and $p:=R_-R_+=\frac{v^2R^2-h^2(v^2-g^2)}{g^2 U(Q_0)}$), we have $$s_2 := R_-^2 + R_+^2 = (R_- - R_+)^2 + 2R_- R_+ = \frac{4h^2 R^2}{U(Q_0)^2} + 2p, \tag{6.9}$$ and $g^2(1+x_-x_+) = (R_-^2-1)(R_+^2-1)+g^2 = p^2 - s_2 + h^2$. Multiplying by $U(Q_0)^2$ gives $$g^2 U(Q_0)^2(1 + x_- x_+) = (U(Q_0)p - U(Q_0))^2 + g^2 U(Q_0)^2 - 4h^2 R^2. \tag{6.10}$$ Now observe that $$g^2\bigl(U(Q_0)p - U(Q_0)\bigr) = \bigl(v^2 R^2 - h^2(v^2-g^2)\bigr) - \bigl((v^2-g^2)R^2 - v^2\bigr) = g^2 R^2 + v^2(1-h^2) + g^2 h^2 = g^2(R^2 + h^2 - v^2),$$ so $U(Q_0)p - U(Q_0) = R^2 + h^2 - v^2$ (exp103 Part (a)). Substituting $U(Q_0)p-U(Q_0)=R^2+h^2-v^2$ and $g^2 U(Q_0)=(v^2-g^2)R^2-v^2$ into (6.10), and adding $2v^2 R^2(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)) = \frac{2v^2}{g^2}\bigl(g^2 h^2 - (R^2-h^2)^2\bigr)$, we obtain $$\begin{aligned} g^2 U(Q_0)^2(1+x_-x_+) + \frac{2v^2}{g^2}\bigl(g^2 h^2 - (R^2-h^2)^2\bigr) &= \bigl(R^2 + h^2 - v^2\bigr)^2 + \frac{\bigl((v^2-g^2)R^2 - v^2\bigr)^2}{g^2} - 4h^2 R^2 + \frac{2v^2}{g^2}\bigl(g^2 h^2 - (R^2-h^2)^2\bigr)\\ &= \frac{\bigl((v^2-h^2)^2 - h^2\bigr)\bigl((R^2-1)^2 + g^2\bigr)}{g^2} = g^2 D_g (1 + x_0^2), \end{aligned}$$ which divided by $g^2$ proves Master Syzygy I (6.5) (equivalently, in terms of $m:=abg=\frac{v^2-g^2}{g}$, $U(Q_0)=mx_0-1$, $1+m^2=D_g+2(1+ab)$, and $(1+x_0^2)-2(1+gx_0)=-R^2(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0))$, one has $U(Q_0)^2(1+x_-x_+)=(1+m^2)(1+x_0^2)-4(1+ab)(1+gx_0)=D_g(1+x_0^2)-2(1+ab)R^2(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0))$).

(3)–(4) In root coordinates, $g^2(1-x_-x_++g(x_-+x_+)) = h^2(s_2 - 1) - p^2$. Multiplying by $U(Q_0)^2$ and substituting (6.9) and $U(Q_0)p$ yields both expressions in (6.6). For (6.7), since $g^2 X^2(1+x\varphi_g(x))=-X^4+2h^2 X^2-h^2$, the left-hand side of (6.7) multiplied by $g^4$ is the symmetric polynomial $U(Q_0)^4\bigl(p^4 - 2h^2 p^2 s_2 + h^2(s_2^2-2p^2) + 4h^4 p^2 - 2h^4 s_2 + h^4\bigr)$, which expands in $\mathbb{Q}[h,v,R]$ to the exact right-hand side of (6.7) (exp103 Part (a)).

(5) When $D_g\le 0$ ($h^2-|h|\le v^2\le h^2+|h|$), $D_g(1+x_0^2)\le 0$ in (6.5), while $U(Q_0)^2\ge 0$ and $\frac{2v^2 R^2}{g^2}>0$, forcing $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$. Now suppose $D_g=0$, so $v^2=h(h+\mathrm{sgn})$ ($\mathrm{sgn}\in\{\pm 1\}$) with $g\neq 0$:

  • First, $g^2 U(Q_0)=\mathrm{sgn}\cdot(h+\mathrm{sgn})(R^2-\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h)\neq 0$: since $h^2=1+g^2>1$, we have $h+\mathrm{sgn}\neq 0$; and if $R^2=\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h$, then $1+g^2=h^2=R^4$, which has no rational solution with $g\neq 0$ by Fermat's right-triangle theorem.
  • Second, we prove that $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)=\frac{1+2gx_0-x_0^2}{1+gx_0}\neq 0$ for every rational coset point $Q_0\in(P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q}))\cap E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$. On any tangent triple $b=\frac{g-a}{1+ag}$, we have $a+b=g(1-ab)$, so at the two roots $x_0 = g + \varepsilon h$ ($\varepsilon\in\{\pm 1\}$) of $x_0^2 - 2gx_0 - 1 = 0$ we have $x_0^2 = 2gx_0 + 1$, $1+gx_0 = 1+g^2+\varepsilon gh = h(h+\varepsilon g)$, and $$(1+ax_0)(1+bx_0) = 1 + g(1-ab)x_0 + ab(2gx_0 + 1) = (1+ab)(1+gx_0) = \frac{v^2}{g^2}(1+gx_0).$$ Multiplying by $1+gx_0$ shows that $(1+ax_0)(1+bx_0)(1+gx_0) = \bigl(\frac{v(1+gx_0)}{g}\bigr)^2 = \bigl(\frac{vh(h+\varepsilon g)}{g}\bigr)^2 > 0$, so $Z_\varepsilon = \bigl(g+\varepsilon h, \pm\frac{vh(h+\varepsilon g)}{g}\bigr) \in E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ is always a rational point on $E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$. However, for $Z_\varepsilon$ to lie in the $2$-descent coset $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, its $g$-spoke factor $1+gx(Z_\varepsilon)=h(h+\varepsilon g)$ must be a rational square $R^2$. Using $g^2 = h^2 - 1$ and $\mathrm{sgn}^2 = 1$, we have the universal polynomial identity $$(h + \mathrm{sgn} + \varepsilon g)^2 = (h + \varepsilon g)^2 + 2\,\mathrm{sgn}(h + \varepsilon g) + 1 = h^2 + 2\varepsilon gh + (h^2 - 1) + 2\,\mathrm{sgn}(h + \varepsilon g) = 2(h + \mathrm{sgn})(h + \varepsilon g).$$ Multiplying both sides by $h^2$ and substituting $h(h+\mathrm{sgn}) = v^2$ yields (6.7a): $$1 + g(g + \varepsilon h) = h(h + \varepsilon g) = \frac{h^2(h + \mathrm{sgn} + \varepsilon g)^2}{2h(h + \mathrm{sgn})} = 2\left(\frac{h(h + \mathrm{sgn} + \varepsilon g)}{2v}\right)^2 \in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$$ (for instance, on the $4$-torsion triad $Y^{(2)}=\{-64/255, 225/136, 119/120\}$ of $(12,5,3,1326)$ with $h=169/120, \mathrm{sgn}=-1, v=91/120$, we have $1+g(g+h)=169/50=2(13/10)^2$ and $1+g(g-h)=169/288=2(-13/24)^2$). Since $v\neq 0$, $h\neq 0$, and $h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g\neq 0$ (as $(h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g)(h+\mathrm{sgn}-\varepsilon g)=2(h+\mathrm{sgn})\neq 0$), the base $\frac{h(h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g)}{2v}\in\mathbb{Q}^\times$ is non-zero, and because $2\notin(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$, $1+g(g+\varepsilon h)$ is never a square in $\mathbb{Q}$. Hence $Z_\varepsilon\notin P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$, and $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\neq 0$ at every rational coset point $Q_0\in P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$.
  • Finally, on $D_g=0$, $R_- R_+=\mathrm{sgn}\cdot h$ implies $x_+=\frac{h^2/R_-^2-1}{g}=\varphi_g(x_-)$, so $1+x_-x_+=1+x_\mp\varphi_g(x_\mp)$, and setting $D_g=0$ in (6.5) with $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)\neq 0$ gives (6.8) immediately (exp103 Part (b)). $\square$

7. The Fixed-$\Omega$ Three-Quadric Sphere Syzygy and Genus-$5$ Faltings Finiteness on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$

Theorem 3 showed that fixing a single null-cone coordinate $u_-\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$ cuts out a smooth genus-$1$ curve $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}\subset\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ whose Bäcklund translation $\mathcal{T}_{u_-}$ has infinite order on the generic fiber over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$ and at the certified specializations $u_-\in\{2,3,23/33,93/145\}$. A natural question is whether fixing the hyperbolic invariant $\Omega := u_- u_+$ (which fixes $\Sigma = \frac{2(\Omega-1)}{\Omega+1}$ and the diagonal cross-reflection ratio $\frac{P_{\mathrm{diag}}}{(gh)^2} = \frac{\Omega^2+14\Omega+1}{(\Omega+1)^2} = 5-\Sigma^2$) also produces an elliptic fiber on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$. Our sixth theorem proves that the answer is no: fixing $\Omega$ splits $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ into three simultaneous quadrics over $\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ linked by a sphere syzygy, cutting out a smooth curve $\mathcal{F}_\Omega$ of genus $5$.

Theorem 6 (Fixed-$\Omega$ Sphere Syzygy and Genus-$5$ Finiteness; exp103).

  1. (Three-quadric decomposition and the Universal Sphere Syzygy): In the normalized chart $y=1$ on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ with $\eta=\frac{x^2-z^2}{x^2+z^2+2}=\frac{u_+-u_-}{2}$, $M=\frac{W}{x^2+z^2+2}=\frac{u_-+u_+}{2}$, and $\Omega=u_-u_+=M^2-\eta^2$, define the scaled coordinates $$X_1 := (1 - \eta)x = \frac{(\Omega + 1)x}{x^2 + 1},\qquad Z_1 := (1 + \eta)z = \frac{(\Omega + 1)z}{z^2 + 1}. \tag{7.1}$$ Then along any fixed level set $u_- u_+ = \Omega$, the coordinates $(X_1,Z_1,M)$ over $\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ satisfy the three simultaneous quadric equations $$X_1^2 = (1 - \eta)(\Omega + \eta),\qquad Z_1^2 = (1 + \eta)(\Omega - \eta),\qquad M^2 = \Omega + \eta^2, \tag{7.2}$$ with $W = \frac{2M(\Omega+1)}{1-\eta^2}$, linked by the Universal Fixed-$\Omega$ Sphere Syzygy and difference/product identities $$X_1^2 + Z_1^2 + 2M^2 \equiv 4\Omega,\qquad X_1^2 - Z_1^2 = 2\eta(1 - \Omega),\qquad X_1^2 Z_1^2 = (1 - \eta^2)(\Omega^2 - \eta^2). \tag{7.3}$$
  2. (Genus-$5$ $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^3$-cover structure and Faltings finiteness of $\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})$): For every fixed $\Omega\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$ (equivalently, every fixed $\Sigma\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{-2,0,2\}$, including every rational point on the promoted $18/21$ circle $\Sigma^2+\tau^2=5$), the three quadratic extensions $\mathbb{Q}(\eta)\bigl(\sqrt{(1-\eta)(\Omega+\eta)},\sqrt{(1+\eta)(\Omega-\eta)},\sqrt{\Omega+\eta^2}\bigr)/\mathbb{Q}(\eta)$ are unramified at $\eta=\infty$ and ramified at the $6$ pairwise distinct finite branch points $$\mathcal{B}_\Omega = \{1,\, -1,\, \Omega,\, -\Omega,\, i\sqrt{\Omega},\, -i\sqrt{\Omega}\} \subset \mathbb{P}^1_\eta(\overline{\mathbb{Q}}). \tag{7.4}$$ Consequently, the smooth projective model $\mathcal{F}_\Omega$ of the fixed-$\Omega$ level set on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ is a Galois $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^3$-cover of $\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ of degree $8$ and genus $g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega) = 5$ (lying above three genus-$1$ intermediate biquadratic quotients $\mathcal{C}_\Omega^{(xz)}:(2x^2-(\Omega-1))(2z^2-(\Omega-1))=(\Omega+1)^2$, $\mathcal{C}_\Omega^{(xM)}:((x^2+1)M)^2=(\Omega+1)(x^4+\Omega)$, and $\mathcal{C}_\Omega^{(zM)}:((z^2+1)M)^2=(\Omega+1)(z^4+\Omega)$). By Faltings' theorem [6], for every fixed $\Omega\in\mathbb{Q}\setminus\{0,\pm 1\}$, the set of rational points $\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})$ is finite.

Proof. (1) Substituting $u_-u_+=\Omega$ and $u_+-u_-=2\eta$ into (4.3) gives $x^2=X(u_-,u_+)=\frac{\Omega+\eta}{1-\eta}$ and $z^2=Z(u_-,u_+)=\frac{\Omega-\eta}{1+\eta}$, while $\Omega=M^2-\eta^2\iff M^2=\Omega+\eta^2$. Multiplying $x^2$ by $(1-\eta)^2$ and $z^2$ by $(1+\eta)^2$ yields (7.2), and summing $(1-\eta)(\Omega+\eta)+(1+\eta)(\Omega-\eta)+2(\Omega+\eta^2) = 4\Omega$ proves the sphere syzygy (7.3).

(2) For $\Omega\notin\{0,\pm 1\}$, the six roots $\{1,-1,\Omega,-\Omega,i\sqrt{\Omega},-i\sqrt{\Omega}\}$ are pairwise distinct in $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}$, so the three quadratic factors $q_{X_1}(\eta)=(1-\eta)(\Omega+\eta)$, $q_{Z_1}(\eta)=(1+\eta)(\Omega-\eta)$, and $q_M(\eta)=\Omega+\eta^2$ have pairwise disjoint square-free support in $\overline{\mathbb{Q}}[\eta]$. Hence $\mathcal{F}_\Omega\to\mathbb{P}^1_\eta$ is a Galois $(\mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z})^3$-cover of degree $d=8$. Since $\deg(q_{X_1})=\deg(q_{Z_1})=\deg(q_M)=2$ is even, $\eta=\infty$ is unramified in all three quadratic extensions. Over each of the $6$ finite branch points in $\mathcal{B}_\Omega$, exactly one of the three quadratic extensions ramifies (with $e=2$) while the other two are unramified, so the fiber over each branch point consists of $8/2=4$ points of ramification index $e=2$. By the Riemann–Hurwitz formula, $$2g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega) - 2 = 8(2g(\mathbb{P}^1) - 2) + 6 \cdot 4 \cdot (2 - 1) = -16 + 24 = 8 \implies g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega) = 5.$$ Since $g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5\ge 2$, $\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})$ is finite by Faltings' theorem [6] (exp103 Part (c)). $\square$

8. Exact Rational Control Audits, Tables, and Verification Summary

All symbolic identities and numerical control audits are mechanically certified in verify_paper.py (exp100–exp103). Tables 1–4 summarize the principal exact rational control certificates, computed directly from the surface coordinates.

Table 1: $\iota_{xz}$-Paired $18/21$ Promoted Cross-Reflected Ladders on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}\subset\mathbb{P}(1,1,1,3)$ (exp100, Section 2.1, [15, §9(c.1)])

| Control Point $[x:y:z:W]$ | Circle $s$ | $v = \frac{y(x^4-z^4)}{xzW}$ | $\lambda = \frac{y^2}{xz}$ | $\Sigma(s)$ | $\tau(s)$ | $P_{\mathrm{diag}} = (gh\tau)^2$ | $\mathcal{S}_7^{\mathrm{twin}}$ | $\mathcal{S}_{7,\mp}^{\mathrm{cross}}$ | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | $[11: 3: 2: 650]$ | $8$ | $135/44$ | $9/22$ | $31/65$ | $142/65$ | $(15975/968)^2$ | $17/21$ | $18/21$ | | $[33: 22: 6: 42900] = \iota_{xz}[11:3:2:650]$ | $-1/8$ | $135/44$ | $22/9$ | $-31/65$ | $-142/65$ | $(15975/968)^2$ | $17/21$ | $18/21$ |

Table 2: Mazur Non-Torsion Certification ($13>12$ Distinct Rational Orbit Points $\{\mathcal{T}_{u_-}^k(x_0,z_0)\}_{k=-6}^6$ on $\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(\mathbb{Q})$; exp102, Theorem 3(4))

| Fiber Seed Label | $u_-$ | Base Point $(x_0,z_0)\in\mathcal{E}_{u_-}(\mathbb{Q})$ | $\mathcal{I}_{u_-}^{(+)}(x_0,z_0)$ | Distinct Orbit Points ($k=-6\dots 6$) | $x$-Coordinate Bit-Lengths ($k=-6\dots 6$) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-=2)$ | $2$ | $(-14/47, 46/17)$ | $(-2, -2)$ | $13$ | $[394, 286, 196, 122, 66, 27, 6, 2, 15, 44, 92, 156, 238]$ | | $\mathcal{C}_{\mathrm{null}}(u_-=3)$ | $3$ | $(-51/47, 69/7)$ | $(-3, -3)$ | $13$ | $[394, 286, 196, 123, 66, 28, 6, 2, 15, 45, 92, 157, 239]$ | | $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(11,3,2,650)$ | $23/33$ | $(11/3, 2/3)$ | $(-401/537, -121/174)$ | $13$ | $[1433, 1003, 649, 372, 173, 50, 4, 35, 143, 327, 589, 928, 1344]$ | | $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(12,5,3,1326)$ | $93/145$ | $(12/5, 3/5)$ | $(-134331/113240, -41511/66985)$ | $13$ | $[1990, 1383, 887, 500, 225, 59, 4, 59, 224, 500, 886, 1382, 1989]$ |

Table 3: True $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ Triad Matrix $M_{\mathrm{triad}}(x:y:z)$ and Root-Free Projective Recovery (exp101–exp102, Theorem 4)

| $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ Point $(x,y,z,W)$ | $Y^{(1)}=\{a_1,b_1,g_1\}$ | $Y^{(2)}=\{a_2,b_2,g_2\}$ | $Y^{(3)}=\{a_3,b_3,g_3\}$ | Recovered $(x/z,\, x/y,\, y/z)$ from (5.15) | Special Cross-Triad Feature | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | $(11, 3, 2, 650)$ | $\{11/52, 224/143, 117/44\}$ | $\{-11/75, 27/11, 56/33\}$ | $\{27/20, -224/375, 5/12\}$ | $(11/2,\, 11/3,\, 3/2)$ | $u_{1,-}=23/33, u_{1,+}=7/3, \Omega_1=161/99$ | | $(33, 22, 6, 42900)$ | $\{224/143, 11/52, 117/44\}$ | $\{-224/375, 27/20, 5/12\}$ | $\{27/11, -11/75, 56/33\}$ | $(11/2,\, 3/2,\, 11/3)$ | $\iota_{xz}$-dual of $(11,3,2,650)$; swaps $a_1\leftrightarrow b_1$ and $(Y^{(2)},Y^{(3)})$ | | $(12, 5, 3, 1326)$ | $\{64/169, 7/8, 15/8\}$ | $\{-64/255, 225/136, 119/120\}$ | $\{225/169, -7/15, 8/15\}$ | $(4,\, 12/5,\, 5/3)$ | $g_1g_3=1 \implies v_2^2=h_2^2-h_2$, $1-a_1a_3=(119/169)^2$ | | $(3588, 595, 1820, 39623369240)$ | $\{-5832225/13227769, 4183/2415, 1768/2415\}$ | $\{5832225/5291624, 3125824/7228095, 12519719/4269720\}$ | $\{3125824/13227769, -4183/1768, -2415/1768\}$ | $(69/35,\, 3588/595,\, 17/52)$ | $g_1g_3=-1 \implies v_2^2=h_2^2+h_2$, $1+a_1a_3=(12519719/13227769)^2$ |

Table 4: General-$D_g$ Shift-Reflection Syzygies, Chord-and-Tangent Translation by $S_Y$, Boundary Square-Class Checks on $D_g=0$, and Fixed-$\Omega$ Sphere Syzygy (exp103, Theorems 5–6)

| Audit Family / Point | Parameter / Regular Point $S_Y \in E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$ | Verified Property Across All $7$ Coset Centers $Q_0\in\{P_0\mp S_Y, P_0\mp[2]S_Y, [3]P_0, [3]P_0\mp S_Y\}$ | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(11,3,2,650)$, $Y^{(1)}$ | $D_g = -18125/20449 < 0$, $S_Y = \bigl(\frac{143}{126},\frac{625}{168}\bigr)$ | Chord-and-tangent $Q_0\pm S_Y$, Master Syzygies I–III, and $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$ at all $7$ centers | | $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(12,5,3,1326)$, $Y^{(2)}$ | $D_g = 0$ ($v_2^2 = h_2^2 - h_2$), $S_Y = \bigl(-\frac{17}{7},-\frac{2197}{840}\bigr)$, $[2]S_Y = T_g$ | $(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0))(1+x_-x_+) < 0$, $[-2]$ square-class twist at all $7$ centers, and $1+g(g\pm h) \in \{2(13/10)^2, 2(-13/24)^2\}$ | | $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}(3588,595,1820)$, $Y^{(2)}$ | $D_g = 0$ ($v_2^2 = h_2^2 + h_2$), $S_Y = \bigl(\frac{2993}{4183},\frac{48109395853}{17860238760}\bigr)$, $[2]S_Y = T_g$ | $(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0))(1+x_-x_+) < 0$, $[-2]$ square-class twist at all $7$ centers, and $1+g(g\pm h) \in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ | | Fixed-$\Omega$ Slice at $(11,3,2,650)$ | $\Omega = 161/99, \eta = 9/11$ | $X_1=2/3, Z_1=40/33, M=50/33 \implies X_1^2+Z_1^2+2M^2 = 644/99 = 4\Omega$ ($g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5$) | | Fixed-$\Omega$ Slice at $(33,22,6,42900)$ | $\Omega = 99/161, \eta = 81/161$ | $X_1=120/161, Z_1=66/161, M=150/161 \implies X_1^2+Z_1^2+2M^2 = 396/161 = 4\Omega$ ($g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5$) | | Fixed-$\Omega$ Slice at $(12,5,3,1326)$ | $\Omega = 6417/5075, \eta = 135/203$ | $X_1=816/1015, Z_1=1014/1015, M=1326/1015 \implies X_1^2+Z_1^2+2M^2 = 25668/5075 = 4\Omega$ ($g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5$) |

9. Limitations, Scope, and Reproducibility

  • No rational Diophantine septuple ($21/21$) is claimed. The promoted cross-reflected ladders $\mathcal{S}_{7,\mp}^{\mathrm{cross}}$ achieve $18/21$ rational squares on the genus-$0$ circle $\Sigma^2+\tau^2=5$ [15, §9(c.1)]. Across the $2$-dimensional open chamber $D_g\le 0$ ($h^2-|h|\le v^2\le h^2+|h|$), Master Syzygy I (6.5) forces $\min(1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0),1+x_-x_+)\le 0$, whereas the exterior chamber $D_g>0$ ($v^2<h^2-|h|$ or $v^2>h^2+|h|$) escapes this real sign obstruction. On the $1$-dimensional $4$-torsion base curve $D_g=0$ (w4sym.py, where the all-coset $[-2]$ relation and exclusion were established in [10, §5.2] and [14, Theorem 6]), Theorem 5(5)(ii) supplies the explicit boundary square-class calculation $1+g(g\pm h)\in 2(\mathbb{Q}^\times)^2$ excluding the zeros $x_0=g\pm h$ of $1+x_0\varphi_g(x_0)=0$ from $P_0+2E_Y(\mathbb{Q})$.
  • Distinction between symbolic certifications, finite rational audits, and theoretical deductions:
    1. Exact symbolic certifications (sympy over $\mathbb{Q}(x,y,z)$, $\mathbb{Q}(u_-,u_+)$, and $\mathbb{Q}[h,v,R]/(g^2-h^2+1)$): The secant reduction of $1-\rho^2=\square$ along $m=-\frac{2t}{t\pm 1}$ to $\mathcal{E}_{\mathrm{self}}:w^2=t^4-14t^2+1$ (including all intermediate polynomial numerators/denominators), the $[3]P_0$ quartic/octic gates and $N_3|_{D_3=0}=4(1-h^2)=-4g^2$, null-cone fiber equations, Bäcklund involution identities, numerator degrees $(1,5,13,25)$ of $P^{(0)},\dots,P^{(3)}$ over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, $S_3$-triad Markov/Joukowsky identities, the fixed-$(x,z)$ multi-pair factorizations (5.12) and $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ rational-square multipliers (5.12a), Master Syzygies I–III, the doubling formula $x([2]S_Y)+\frac{1}{g}=\frac{D_g^2}{4abgh^2r_{ab}^2}$, the universal non-collapse section (6.2b) on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$ (including global ground_roots() verification that $D_g(s),a(s),b(s),g(s)$ and their pairwise differences have no rational zeros or poles outside $s\in\{0,\pm 1\}$), the equivalence of $D_g=0$ with w4sym.py, the boundary square-class-$2$ identity $1+g(g+\varepsilon h)=2\bigl(\frac{h(h+\mathrm{sgn}+\varepsilon g)}{2v}\bigr)^2$ on $D_g=0$, and the three-quadric sphere syzygy $X_1^2+Z_1^2+2M^2=4\Omega$ are proved and symbolically certified in exp100–exp103.
    2. Finite rational and modular certificates (fractions.Fraction): $\mathbb{F}_5/\mathbb{F}_7$ point counts on $E_{48}$, the height-$600$ box census ($157$ ordered primitive triples on $\mathcal{S}_{\mathrm{sym}}$), the $13$ pairwise-distinct rational iterates $\{\mathcal{T}_{u_-}^k(x_0,z_0)\}_{k=-6}^6$ at $u_-\in\{2,3,23/33,93/145\}$ (heights up to $1,990$ bits), the multi-pair square multipliers on $(11,3,2,650)$ and $(11,22/3,2,14300/9)$, and the chord-and-tangent elliptic curve addition checks at $7$ coset centers across the control triples in Table 4 are certified in exact rational arithmetic.
    3. Theoretical deductions invoking established theorems: Fermat's right-triangle theorem ($R^4-g^2=1$ has no rational solution with $g\neq 0$), Mazur's Torsion Theorem [16] ($13>12$ distinct rational orbit points $\implies \mathcal{T}_{u_-}$ has infinite order at $u_-\in\{2,3,23/33,93/145\}$ and hence on the generic fiber over $\mathbb{Q}(u_-)$, without claiming non-torsion at every rational specialization $u_-\notin\{0,\pm 1\}$), and the Riemann–Hurwitz formula + Faltings' theorem [6] ($\Omega\notin\{0,\pm 1\}\implies g(\mathcal{F}_\Omega)=5\implies \#\mathcal{F}_\Omega(\mathbb{Q})<\infty$ for each fixed $\Omega$) combine the symbolic/rational certificates with standard arithmetic geometry.
  • Reproducibility: Running python3 verify_paper.py inside supplement.zip executes exp100–exp103 end-to-end in ~25 seconds on a single CPU core using only the Python 3 standard library (fractions, math, json) and sympy.

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Reviewer report

Accept

This is an appropriate correction and clarification of the accepted paper. The revision retains the same six theorems and their existing scientific scope. It repairs the nonvanishing argument for the rational section, distinguishes the admissible surface from its closure, and adds an equivalent explanation of the shift-reflection identity. These changes neither introduce a separate substantive contribution nor materially worsen the manuscript's organization. The accepted contribution remains identifiable: geometric constructions on the tangent-triple surface and arithmetic restrictions on particular septuple-completion strategies.

The correction around (6.2b) is mathematically sound. For

$$ A(s)=1+2s+s^2+2s^3+s^4=(1+s+s^2)^2-2s^2, $$

the relevant property is nonvanishing over $\mathbb{Q}$, not positivity over $\mathbb{R}$. Since $A$ is monic with constant term $1$, its only possible rational roots are $\pm1$, and $A(1)=7$, $A(-1)=-1$. The same reasoning applies to $B(s)=A(-s)$. Thus the revised argument supplies the missing justification that these factors do not make the section or $v(s)$ degenerate. It supports the existing global claim without relying on the false positivity assertion.

The qualification in §1.2 and Theorem 3(2) correctly separates rational lifting to the surface closure from membership in the open subset defined by $xz(x^2-z^2)\neq0$. In particular, substituting $z^2=x^2$ into (4.6) gives $2(x^2-u_-^2)(x^2+1)=0$, so the stated rational diagonal exceptions are correct. This clarification preserves the use of those closure points as starting points for the elliptic-curve construction.

The additional parenthetical calculation after (6.10) is an equivalent reformulation of the existing identity (6.5): $m=abg$, $U=mx_0-1$, and $1+m^2=D_g+2(1+ab)$ give precisely the displayed coupling. It is useful explanatory algebra, not a new result requiring a separate submission. The added sentence about $D_g>0$ in §9 is also appropriate when read narrowly: identity (6.5) no longer forces one of the two radicands to be nonpositive. It does not establish simultaneous rational-square conditions or septuple existence. The revision leaves the attribution of the underlying surface and elliptic-curve framework to [9], [12], and [15] intact.

Independent exact coefficient checks confirmed the corrected $A,B$ identities, the new reformulation against (6.10), and the diagonal factorization. These were targeted checks of the revision; I did not rerun the unchanged experimental verification suite.

The following minor corrections and presentation improvements remain advisable:

  1. Both supplementary documents newly state that $A(\pm1)$, or $A(\pm1),B(\pm1)$, belong to $\{1,7\}$. Replace this with $\{-1,7\}$: $A(-1)=B(1)=-1$. This sign error does not affect the nonvanishing proof, and the main text already includes the correct value $-1$.
  2. In the rational-root paragraph following (6.2b), $1\pm s^2-s^4$ have leading coefficient $-1$, so the listed factors are not literally all monic. Say that their leading and constant coefficients are units, or normalize these two factors by a minus sign. The rational-root conclusion is unchanged.
  3. The shorter abstract remains formula-heavy, and §1.2 still largely repeats detailed theorem statements. A concise explanation of the fibration, genus contrast, and completion obstruction would improve accessibility. State the partial-result limitation in the abstract as well. These are presentation refinements, not grounds to overturn acceptance.

Acceptance remains for partial progress. This version supplies neither seven distinct nonzero rationals satisfying all $21$ square conditions nor a complete nonexistence proof, so it does not meet the problem's solve definition or warrant a change to its verified-solution record.

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