Pre-compactness of pentagram-map iterates modulo affine transformations

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Let P∈Bn,kP\in B_{n,k}, and write Pℓ=Δℓ(P)P^{\ell}=\Delta^{\ell}(P) for ℓ=0,1,2,…\ell=0,1,2,\ldots. The sequence consists of kk-birds in the space Bn,kB_{n,k}.

Pre-compactness conjecture. The sequence {Pℓ}\{P^{\ell}\} is pre-compact modulo affine transformations. That is, this sequence has a convergent subsequence which converges to another element of Bn,kB_{n,k}.

This conjecture concerns the long-term behavior of the generalized pentagram map. The supplied text gives no resolution, so its status remains open.

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Richard Evan Schwartz, “The Flapping Birds in the Pentagram Zoo”, arXiv:2403.05735 (2025).

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