The generalized Mahler-measure growth conjecture for divisor divisibility sequences

Let GGmNG\subseteq\mathbb{G}_m^N be an algebraic subgroup, let L{\mathcal L} be a collection of finite subgroups of GmN(C)\mathbb{G}_m^N(\mathbb{C}) converging to GG, and let fQ(N)f\in\overline{\mathbb{Q}}^{(N)} be a Laurent polynomial with algebraic coefficients that is not identically zero on GG. For a finite subgroup Λ\Lambda, let Wf(Λ)W_f(\Lambda) be the associated divisor divisibility sequence, and let MG(f){\mathcal M}_G(f) be the GG-Mahler measure.

Growth conjecture.

limΛLΛ1ΛlogWf(Λ)=logMG(f).\lim_{\substack{\Lambda\in{\mathcal L}\\\|\Lambda\|\to\infty}}\frac{1}{\|\Lambda\|}\log|W_f(\Lambda)|=\log{\mathcal M}_G(f).

This is the general growth formulation, extending the full-torus case to collections of finite subgroups equidistributing on an algebraic subtorus. The source gives no resolution status.

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Joseph H. Silverman, “Divisor Divisibility Sequences on Tori”, arXiv:1511.09038 (2016).

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