Wills's version of the Lonely Runner Conjecture

Let k2k\ge 2 be an integer, and let m1,,mkm_1,\ldots,m_k be distinct positive integers. For xRx\in\mathbb{R}, let x\|x\| denote the distance from xx to the nearest integer:

x=min{xn:nZ}.\|x\|=\min\{|x-n|:n\in\mathbb{Z}\}.

Wills's conjecture. If 1m1<m2<<mk1\le m_1<m_2<\ldots<m_k, then

maxαRmin1jkmjα1k+1.\max_{\alpha\in\mathbb{R}}\min_{1\le j\le k}\|m_j\alpha\|\ge\frac{1}{k+1}.

This is the Diophantine-approximation formulation of the Lonely Runner Conjecture, originating independently with Wills and Cusick. The supplied source does not state whether the conjecture is resolved.

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Primary source

Jason Gibson, “A density Chinese Remainder Theorem”, arXiv:1302.0917 (2013).

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