Complete quasi-equidistribution conjecture for van der Corput sequences in irrational bases

Let pp and qq be integers with 1qp1\leq q\leq p, and let γ\gamma be the largest root of

x2pxq.x^2-px-q.

The van der Corput sequence in base γ\gamma is completely quasi-equidistributed in base (p+1)(p+1) if, for every finite-dimensional truncation of the sequence and every multi-index kN0d\mathbf{k}\in\mathbb{N}_0^d, its pair-correlation quantity satisfies C(p+1)(k;PN)1C_{(p+1)}(\mathbf{k};P_N)\leq 1.

Complete quasi-equidistribution conjecture. Let γ\gamma be the largest root of the polynomial x2pxqx^2-px-q for 1qp1\leq q\leq p. The van der Corput sequence in base γ\gamma is c.q.e. in base (p+1)(p+1).

This conjecture proposes a scrambling base for coordinates associated with an irrational base and is motivated by numerical investigation. The source gives no proof or resolution.

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Primary source

Nathan Kirk and Christiane Lemieux, “An improved Halton sequence for implementation in quasi-Monte Carlo methods”, arXiv:2405.15799 (2024).

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