Conjecture on the gap between Poisson Stein-factor constants

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Let λ>0\lambda>0 and let kk be an integer with k>λk>\lambda. For the solution of the Poisson Stein equation with threshold test function h=1[k,)h={\bf 1}_{[k,\infty)}, let \mathdsC1(λ,k){\mathds{C}}_{1-}(\lambda,k) and \mathdsC1+(λ,k){\mathds{C}}_{1+}(\lambda,k) denote the lower- and upper-side first-difference constants, respectively:

\mathdsC1(λ,k):=F(k1)kπk(1F(k2)F(k1)λk1),{\mathds{C}}_{1-}(\lambda,k):=\frac{F(k-1)}{k\pi_k}\left(1-\frac{F(k-2)}{F(k-1)}\cdot\frac{\lambda}{k-1}\right), \mathdsC1+(λ,k):=F(k1)kπk(1F(k+1)F(k)kλ).{\mathds{C}}_{1+}(\lambda,k):=\frac{F(k-1)}{k\pi_k}\left(1-\frac{\overline{F}(k+1)}{\overline{F}(k)}\cdot\frac{k}{\lambda}\right).

Stein-factor gap conjecture. For all k>λk>\lambda,

\mathdsC1(λ,k)>\mathdsC1+(λ,k),{\mathds{C}}_{1-}(\lambda,k)>{\mathds{C}}_{1+}(\lambda,k),

and the gap increases exponentially as a function of kλk-\lambda.

The conjecture is motivated by the birth–death interpretation of the two constants and would quantify asymmetric behavior of Poisson Stein factors above the mean. The source provides no resolution status or proof.

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Primary source

Qingwei Liu and Aihua Xia, “On moderate deviations in Poisson approximation”, arXiv:1906.10016 (2020).

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