Conjecture on directional extension of bad points under Λ\Lambda-poisedness

Let y1,y2,y3,y4y^1,y^2,y^3,y^4 be interpolated points, and write yiyj\overrightarrow{y^i y^j} for the vector from yiy^i to yjy^j. A point is called bad under Λ\Lambda-poisedness when it satisfies the paper's bad-point criterion for Λ\Lambda-poisedness. Directional-extension conjecture. For every i,j,k{1,2,3,4}i,j,k\in\{1,2,3,4\} with ijki\neq j\neq k, if

yiyj=λyjyk,\overrightarrow{y^i y^j}=\lambda\overrightarrow{y^j y^k},

where λR\lambda\in\mathbb{R} and λ0\lambda\neq0, then there is at least one

y5{yλyjyk, λR, λ0}y^5\in\{y\mid \lambda\overrightarrow{y^j y^k},\ \lambda\in\mathbb{R},\ \lambda\neq0\}

that is bad under Λ\Lambda-poisedness. This conjecture captures the paper's observation that collinearity or strong directionality among interpolation points can extend the range of bad points substantially beyond those points; no proof or resolution is supplied.

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Qi Zhang and Pengcheng Xie, “On the Relationship between Λ-poisedness in Derivative-Free Optimization and Outliers in Local Outlier Factor”, arXiv:2407.17529 (2024).

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