Finite-order separation conjecture for Cantor series

Let t2t\geq2 be an integer and suppose that {1,,t}=A˙B\{1,\ldots,t\}=A\mathbin{\dot\cup}B. Let QQ be a basic sequence, and say that it is tt-divergent when the relevant divergence condition holds through order tt. Finite-order separation conjecture. There exist a real number xx and a tt-divergent basic sequence QQ such that

xkANk(Q)\jBNj(Q).x\in\bigcap_{k\in A}\mathscr{N}_k(Q)\backslash\bigcap_{j\in B}\mathscr{N}_j(Q).

This asserts that, for a suitably chosen tt-divergent basic sequence, the normality orders in AA can occur while those in BB fail. The source says the conjecture is almost surely true and that the preceding nonlinear-system conjecture would imply it, but no proof is supplied.

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Brian Li and Bill Mance, “Number theoretic applications of a class of Cantor series fractal functions, II”, arXiv:1310.2379 (2014).

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