The higher-dimensional spacetime density conjecture

For an integer m2m\geq 2 and IZmI\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^m, let its upper density be

δ(I)=lim supRI[R,R]m(2R+1)m.\delta(I)=\limsup_{R\to\infty}\frac{|I\cap[-R,R]^m|}{(2R+1)^m}.

Higher-dimensional spacetime density conjecture. There exists an integer m2m\geq 2 such that, for every ϵ>0\epsilon>0, there exists a positive integer dd with the property that whenever IZmI\subseteq\mathbb{Z}^m has upper density greater than ϵ\epsilon, it contains points (x1,,xm)(x_1,\ldots,x_m) and (x1,,xm)(x_1',\ldots,x_m') satisfying

(x1x1)2j=2m(xjxj)2=d2.(x_1-x_1')^2-\sum_{j=2}^m(x_j-x_j')^2=d^2.

This is explicitly presented as a weakening of the two-dimensional density conjecture when more temporal dimensions are allowed, and it remains open.

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Primary source

James Davies, “Chromatic number of spacetime”, arXiv:2308.16885 (2024).

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