Sharp inclusion conjecture for triangular ratio and hyperbolic metric balls

Let G=BnG=\mathbb{B}^n, and let Bs(x,t)B_s(x,t) and Bρ(x,R)B_\rho(x,R) denote the balls of radii tt and RR centered at xx in the triangular ratio metric and the hyperbolic metric, respectively. For 0<t<10<t<1, define

l(t,|x|)=\max\left\\{(1+t)(1+|x|)(1-3t+|x|(1+t)),\\ (1-t)(1-|x|)(1+3t-|x|(1-t))\right\\}.

Sharp inclusion conjecture. For xGx\in G and R>0R>0, Bs(x,t0)Bρ(x,R)Bs(x,t1)B_s(x,t_0)\subseteq B_\rho(x,R)\subseteq B_s(x,t_1) if and only if

0<t0th(R/2)(1x2)2(1xth(R/2))2xth(R/2)(1+x2)0<t_0\leq\frac{\operatorname{th}(R/2)(1-|x|^2)}{2(1-|x|\operatorname{th}(R/2))-|2|x|-\operatorname{th}(R/2)(1+|x|^2)|}

and

t1(1+x)(eR1)3+eR+x(eR1).t_1\geq\frac{(1+|x|)(e^R-1)}{3+e^R+|x|(e^R-1)}.

Moreover, for xGx\in G and 0<t<10<t<1, Bρ(x,R0)Bs(x,t)Bρ(x,R1)B_\rho(x,R_0)\subseteq B_s(x,t)\subseteq B_\rho(x,R_1) if and only if

0<R0log(1+4t(1t)(1+x))0<R_0\leq\log\left(1+\frac{4t}{(1-t)(1+|x|)}\right)

and

R12arsh(2tl(t,x)).R_1\geq 2\operatorname{arsh}\left(\frac{2t}{\sqrt{l(t,|x|)}}\right).

The conjecture concerns sharp radii for mutual inclusions between triangular ratio metric balls and hyperbolic metric balls in the unit ball. The preceding results establish related one-sided bounds, and computer tests suggest that these exact bounds hold; proving the remaining inclusions would settle the conjecture.

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Primary source

Oona Rainio, “Inclusion properties of the triangular ratio metric balls”, arXiv:2207.01495 (2022).

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