Logarithmic-dimension conjecture for shifted algebraic numbers

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Let α\alpha be an algebraic number of degree d≥2d\geq2. Consider the rational vector space spanned by the logarithms of its integer shifts, span⁡Q{log⁡(n+α):0≤n<x}\operatorname{span}_{\mathbb Q}\{\log(n+\alpha):0\leq n<x\}. Logarithmic-dimension conjecture.

dim⁡span⁡Q{log⁡(n+α):0≤n<x}∼(1−ρ(d))x.\dim \operatorname{span}_{\mathbb Q}\{\log(n+\alpha):0\leq n<x\}\sim(1-\rho(d))x.

This is presented as a plausible quantitative conjecture suggested by the same reasoning used earlier for multiplicative dependence. The source provides no resolution, so the asymptotic remains open.

References

Primary source

Johan Andersson, “On questions of Cassels and Drungilas-Dubickas”, arXiv:1606.02524 (2016).

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