Łaba–Wang conjecture on spectral self-similar measures

Let 0<ρ<10<\rho<1, let D={0,d1,,dm1}\mathcal{D}=\{0,d_1,\ldots,d_{m-1}\} be a digit set, and let p=(p0,,pm1){\bf p}=(p_0,\ldots,p_{m-1}) be a probability vector. For the iterated function system ϕj(x)=ρ(x+dj)\phi_j(x)=\rho(x+d_j), let μρ,D,p\mu_{\rho,\mathcal{D},{\bf p}} be the unique probability measure satisfying

μ(E)=j=0m1pjμ(ϕj1(E)).\mu(E)=\sum_{j=0}^{m-1}p_j\mu(\phi_j^{-1}(E)).

Łaba–Wang conjecture. If μρ,D,p\mu_{\rho,\mathcal{D},{\bf p}} is a spectral measure, then p{\bf p} is equal-weight, so pj=1/mp_j=1/m; ρ=1/N\rho=1/N for some integer NN; and there exists α>0\alpha>0 such that D=αC\mathcal{D}=\alpha\mathcal{C}, where CZ+\mathcal{C}\subset\mathbb{Z}^+ tiles ZN\mathbb{Z}_N, meaning that there is a set B\mathcal{B} with CBZN(modN)\mathcal{C}\oplus\mathcal{B}\equiv\mathbb{Z}_N\pmod N. This conjecture seeks a classification of spectral self-similar measures by forcing equal weights, reciprocal-integer contraction ratio, and a digit set arising from a cyclic tiling structure; the source does not provide evidence that it has been resolved.

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Primary source

Li-Xiang An, Xinggang He and Chun-Kit Lai, “Classification of spectral self-similar measures with four-digit elements”, arXiv:2209.05619 (2022).

Additional references

3 papers in this index state this conjecture (2007–2022). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:0901.4115, arXiv:0711.2990.

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