A convex approximation conjecture for near-minimizers of the Brunn–Minkowski inequality

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Let Δ>0\Delta>0 be an absolute constant. Convex approximation conjecture. If δ<Δ\delta<\Delta and A⊂RkA\subset\mathbb{R}^k satisfies

∣A+A2∣≤(1+δ)∣A∣,\left|\frac{A+A}{2}\right|\leq(1+\delta)|A|,

then there is a convex set K⊂RkK\subset\mathbb{R}^k such that

∣K△A∣≤Oδ(1)∣A∣.|K\triangle A|\leq O_{\delta}(1)|A|.

This conjecture proposes a dimension-independent convex-structure conclusion for sets whose midpoint sum has nearly minimal measure, inspired by the one-dimensional functional stability theorem discussed in the source; it remains open according to the supplied evidence.

References

Primary source

Peter van Hintum and Peter Keevash, “Locality in Sumsets”, arXiv:2304.01189 (2024).

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