Mean-value conjecture for character sums in Pascal's triangle modulo p
Mean-value conjecture for character sums in Pascal's triangle modulo p
Let be prime, let range over characters modulo , and let be the principal character. Define
Let and be the means of these two sets.
Mean-value conjecture. As tends to infinity,
The conjecture is motivated by probabilistic calculations concerning the fundamental domain of Pascal's triangle modulo . The source notes that dependence among the values prevents a direct application of the central limit theorem, and gives no resolution of the conjecture.
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Primary source
Connor Lane, “Asymptotic Distribution of Residues in Pascal's Triangle mod p”, arXiv:2309.12942 (2023).
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