Conjecture on weak omega-limit sets of Volterra quadratic stochastic operators

Let VV~V\in\tilde{\mathcal V}^- and let f(V)=(aki)\frak{f}(V)=(a_{ki}). For xS{\mathbf{x}}\in S, write supp(x)\operatorname{supp}({\mathbf{x}}) for its support, let ej{\mathbf e}_j denote the jj-th unit vector, and let 0{\mathbf 0} denote the zero vector. Assume that aki<0a_{ki}<0 for all k<ik<i. Weak omega-limit set conjecture. For every xS{\mathbf{x}}\in S:

  1. if supp(x)<|\operatorname{supp}({\mathbf{x}})|<\infty, then
ωV(w)(x)={emax{supp(x)}};\omega_V^{(w)}({\mathbf{x}})=\left\{{\mathbf e}_{\max\{\operatorname{supp}({\mathbf{x}})\}}\right\};
  1. if supp(x)=|\operatorname{supp}({\mathbf{x}})|=\infty, then
ωV(w)(x)={0}.\omega_V^{(w)}({\mathbf{x}})=\left\{{\mathbf 0}\right\}.

This conjecture predicts the weak asymptotic behavior of Volterra quadratic stochastic operators with strictly negative coefficients above the diagonal: finite-support points converge weakly to the unit vector indexed by their largest support index, whereas infinite-support points converge weakly to the zero vector. The input supplies no evidence resolving the conjecture, so its status remains open.

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Farrukh Mukhamedov, Otabek Khakimov and Ahmad Fadillah Embong, “On omega limiting sets of infinite dimensional Volterra operators”, arXiv:1909.04285 (2019).

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