Inverse theorem conjecture for polynomial progression averages

Let P1,,PsZ[x]P_1,\dots,P_s\in\mathbb{Z}[x] be linearly independent polynomials that vanish at zero. Let fω:Z/NZCf_\omega:\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{C} be one-bounded functions, and define

Λs,t(fω)=Ex,yω{0,1}sωtfω(x+ωP(y)).\Lambda_{s,t}(f_\omega)=\mathbb{E}_{x,y}\prod_{\substack{\omega\in\{0,1\}^s\\|\omega|\le t}}f_\omega(x+\omega\cdot P(y)).

Inverse theorem conjecture. If

Λs,t(fω)δ,|\Lambda_{s,t}(f_\omega)|\ge\delta,

then either

δ1logO(1)(N)\delta\le\frac{1}{\log_{O(1)}(N)}

or

fω1expO(1)(δ1).\|f_\omega\|\ge\frac{1}{\exp_{O(1)}(\delta^{-1})}.

This is intended as a quantitative inverse statement for the polynomial progression average, extending the methods and results discussed in the paper; it remains unproved in the supplied text.

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Primary source

James Leng, “A Quantitative Bound For Szemerédi's Theorem for a Complexity One Polynomial Progression over Z/NZ”, arXiv:2205.05540 (2024).

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