Feng–Huang–Rao's algebraic dependence conjecture for affine embeddings of Cantor sets

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Let FF and EE be totally disconnected self-similar sets in Rd\mathbb{R}^d, generated by the iterated function systems Φ={ϕi}i=1l\Phi=\lbrace\phi_i\rbrace_{i=1}^l and Ψ={ψj}j=1m\Psi=\lbrace\psi_j\rbrace_{j=1}^m, respectively. Let αi∈(0,1)\alpha_i\in(0,1) and βj∈(0,1)\beta_j\in(0,1) denote the contraction ratios of ϕi\phi_i and ψj\psi_j. An affine embedding of FF into EE is an affine map whose restriction maps FF into EE. Feng–Huang–Rao's conjecture. If FF can be affinely embedded into EE, then for every 1≤i≤l1\leq i\leq l there exist ti,j∈Qt_{i,j}\in\mathbb{Q} with ti,j≥0t_{i,j}\geq0 such that

αi=∏j=1mβjti,j.\alpha_i=\prod_{j=1}^m\beta_j^{t_{i,j}}.

In particular, if βj=β\beta_j=\beta for all 1≤j≤m1\leq j\leq m, then for every 1≤i≤l1\leq i\leq l,

log⁡αilog⁡β∈Q.\frac{\log\alpha_i}{\log\beta}\in\mathbb{Q}.

The conjecture predicts arithmetic restrictions on contraction ratios whenever one totally disconnected self-similar set affinely embeds into another. Its status is not resolved by the supplied source context.

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Amir Algom, “Affine embeddings of Cantor sets in the plane”, arXiv:1709.03906 (2018).

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