The set-uniform Vinogradov mean value conjecture

Let AZA \subseteq \mathbb{Z} be a finite set. For s,kNs,k \in \mathbb{N}, let Js,k(A)J_{s,k}(A) denote the number of solutions (x1,,x2s)A2s(x_1,\ldots,x_{2s})\in A^{2s} to

i=1s(xijxi+sj)=0(1jk).\sum_{i=1}^{s}(x_i^j-x_{i+s}^j)=0 \qquad (1\leq j\leq k).

Set-uniform Vinogradov mean value conjecture. For every real number ϵ>0\epsilon>0,

Js,k(A)s,k,ϵAϵ(As+A2sk(k+1)/2).J_{s,k}(A) \ll_{s,k,\epsilon} |A|^{\epsilon}\left(|A|^s+|A|^{2s-k(k+1)/2}\right).

This conjecture would replace the known factor NϵN^{\epsilon} in the corresponding bound for sets A[N]A\subseteq[N] by the intrinsic factor Aϵ|A|^{\epsilon}. The k=1k=1 case is trivial, but even the k=2k=2 case remains open according to the source.

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Samuel Mansfield and Akshat Mudgal, “A Quadratic Vinogradov Mean Value Theorem in Finite Fields”, arXiv:2310.02950 (2023).

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