In the case $s=p/q$ with $|p| \geq 3$, one can prove that there areis no $3$-term AP in $P_s$,. The proof is by reducing to the case $s$ is an integer$s=p$, as follows.
Let $A=a^p$, $B=b^p$, $C=c^p$ such that $A^{1/q}+C^{1/q}=2B^{1/q} \quad (*) \quad$ and $(A,B,C)=1$. Let $K=\mathbf{Q}(\zeta_q)$ be the $q$-th cyclotomic field and $L=K(A^{1/q},B^{1/q},C^{1/q})$. Then $L/K$ is a finite abelian extension of exponent dividing $q$ and by Kummer theory, such extensions are in natural bijection with the finite subgroups of $K^{\times}/(K^{\times})^q$. The extension $L/K$ corresponds to the subgroup generated by the classes $\overline{A},\overline{B}, \overline{C}$ of $A,B,C$ in $K^{\times}/(K^{\times})^q$. In view of the following lemma, it suffices to prove $\overline{A}=\overline{B}=\overline{C}=1$$L=K$.
Lemma 1. If $n^p$ is a $q$-th power in $K$, then $n$ is a $q$-th power in $\mathbf{Z}$.
Proof. Assume $n^p=\alpha^q$ with $\alpha \in K$, then taking the norm we get $n^{p(q-1)}=N_{K/\mathbf{Q}}(\alpha)^q$. Since $\alpha$ is an algebraic integer, we get that $n^{p(q-1)}$ is a $q$-th power in $\mathbf{Z}$, and since $p(q-1)$ and $q$ are coprime, we get the result.
We also remark thatLemma 2. The integer $B$ is relatively prime to $A$ and to $C$.
Proof. By symmetry, it suffices to prove $(A,B)=1$. Let (any common$\ell$ be a prime factor ofnumber dividing $A$ and $B$ has to divide. Then $C$, by reasoning$\ell^{1/q}$ divides $A^{1/q}$ and $B^{1/q}$ in the ring $\overline{\mathbf{Z}}$ of all algebraic integers of $L$), and similarly $(C,B)=1$. ItBy $(*)$ it follows that the subgroups $\langle \overline{A},\overline{C} \rangle$ and $\langle \overline{B} \rangle$ intersect trivially in $K^{\times}/(K^{\times})^q$$\ell^{1/q} | C^{1/q}$. In other words, the extensionsThus $K(A^{1/q},C^{1/q})$ and$C/\ell \in \mathbf{Q} \cap \overline{\mathbf{Z}} = \mathbf{Z}$ which contradicts $K(B^{1/q})$ are linearly disjoint$(A,B,C)=1$. This proves Lemma 2.
If we hadBy equation $B^{1/q} \not\in K$$(*)$, then there would existwe have $\sigma \in \mathrm{Gal}(L/K)$ fixing$K(B^{1/q}) \subset K(A^{1/q},C^{1/q})$ which reads $A^{1/q},C^{1/q}$ but not$\overline{B} \in \langle \overline{A},\overline{C} \rangle$ in $B^{1/q}$$K^{\times}/(K^{\times})^q$. By applyingWe can thus write $\sigma$ to the identity$B \equiv A^{\alpha} C^{\gamma} \pmod{(K^{\times})^q}$ for some $A^{1/q}+C^{1/q}=2B^{1/q}$$\alpha,\gamma \geq 0$. By a reasoning similar to Lemma 1, we get a contradiction. Thus $B^{1/q} \in K$ and by the lemmadeduce that $B$$B/(A^{\alpha} C^{\gamma})$ is a $q$-th power in $\mathbf{Z}$$\mathbf{Q}$ but since this fraction is in lowest terms (Lemma 2), sowe get that $A^{1/q}+C^{1/q} \in \mathbf{Z}$.
By a similar reasoning $A/C$$B$ is a $q$-th power in $\mathbf{Q}$, thus we can write $A=\lambda u^q$ and $C=\lambda v^q$ with $\lambda,u,v \in \mathbf{Z}$$\mathbf{Z}$. Replacing
Now let $\sigma$ be an aribtrary element in $(*)$ we get$\mathrm{Gal}(L/K)$. We have $\lambda^{1/q} \in \mathbf{Q}$, so that$\sigma(A^{1/q}) = \zeta \cdot A^{1/q}$ and $\lambda$ is a$\sigma(C^{1/q})=\zeta' \cdot C^{1/q}$ for some $q$-th power inroots of unity $\mathbf{Z}$$\zeta$ and $\zeta'$. Considering the real parts of both sides of $\sigma(*)$, we are donesee that necessarily $\zeta=\zeta'=1$. This shows that $L=K$ as requested.