Subset-sum conjecture for projected Z-curve subsets

Let XKD\mathbf{X}^D_K be the set under consideration, let TXKD\mathbb{T}\subset\mathbf{X}^D_K be a subset, and write S(T)S(\mathbb{T}) for the sum of its elements. Define

ΨKD=2D(K+1)12D1.\Psi^D_K=2^{D(K+1)-1}-2^{D-1}.

Subset-sum conjecture. For any subset TXKD\mathbb{T}\subset\mathbf{X}^D_K with T=2D×n|\mathbb{T}|=2^D\times n elements,

S(T)=ΨKD×n.S(\mathbb{T})=\Psi^D_K\times n.

The claim formalizes the observed pattern that subset sums depend only on the number of 2D2^D-element groups. It is presented as an observation-based conjecture, with no resolution supplied in the source.

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Primary source

Diego Vazquez Gonzalez and Hsing-Kuo Pao, “The Z-Curve as an n-Dimensional Hypersphere: Properties and Analysis”, arXiv:2410.04611 (2024).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2016–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1601.04988.

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