The maximum conjecture for uniform-distribution thresholds

For an integer base β\beta, let Υ(β)\Upsilon(\beta) be the smallest KK such that, for all kKk\geq K, the digits 0,1,,β10,1,\ldots,\beta-1 are uniformly distributed in the relevant sequence (Φβk(n))n=1Nk\left(\Phi_{\beta^k}(n)\right)_{n=1}^{N_k}.

Maximum conjecture. If coprime bases β1\beta_1 and β2\beta_2 satisfy Υ(β1)=u\Upsilon(\beta_1)=u and Υ(β2)=v\Upsilon(\beta_2)=v, then

Υ(β1β2)=max(uv).\Upsilon(\beta_1\beta_2)=\operatorname{max}(uv).

More generally, for any finite set of pairwise coprime bases β1,,βn\beta_1,\ldots,\beta_n with Υ(βi)=ui\Upsilon(\beta_i)=u_i, one has

Υ(β1,,βn)=max(u1,,un).\Upsilon(\beta_1,\ldots,\beta_n)=\operatorname{max}(u_1,\ldots,u_n).

This is proposed as a generalization of Jacobson's method for combining distribution information in coprime bases. The source gives no proof or resolution, so the conjecture is open.

Sources & referencesView supporting material

Primary source

Brennan Benfield and Michelle Manes, “The Fibonacci Sequence is Normal Base 10”, arXiv:2202.08986 (2022).

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