Strong asymptotic magnitude conjecture for all compact Euclidean subsets

Let C\mathcal{C} be the class of all compact subsets of Rm\mathbb R^m, for any mm. Let A|A| denote magnitude when it is defined, and let μi(A)\mu_i(A) be the iith intrinsic volume; write ωi\omega_i for the volume of the unit ii-ball.

Strong magnitude conjecture. There are unique functions P,q ⁣:CRP,q\colon\mathcal{C}\to\mathbb R such that:

  1. the magnitude is defined for every ACA\in\mathcal{C} and
A=P(A)+q(A);|A|=P(A)+q(A);
  1. PP satisfies the inclusion-exclusion principle;
  2. if ACA\in\mathcal{C} is polyconvex, then
P(A)=i01i!ωiμi(A);P(A)=\sum_{i\geq0}\frac{1}{i!\,\omega_i}\mu_i(A);
  1. for every ACA\in\mathcal{C},
q(tA)0as t;q(tA)\to0\qquad\text{as }t\to\infty;
  1. if KCK\in\mathcal{C} is convex, then q(K)=0q(K)=0.

This stronger form seeks a decomposition of magnitude for every compact Euclidean subset, with the principal term governed by inclusion-exclusion and intrinsic volumes and the error term vanishing under dilation. The source does not state a resolution, so the conjecture remains open.

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Primary source

Tom Leinster and Simon Willerton, “On the asymptotic magnitude of subsets of Euclidean space”, arXiv:0908.1582 (2012).

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