Transformation sum conjecture for Z-curve subsets

Let XSD\mathbf{X}^D_S and XBD\mathbf{X}^D_B be the sets at levels SS and BB, let TXSD\mathbb{T}\subset\mathbf{X}^D_S be a valid subset, and let ϕ(S,B)D\phi^D_{(S,B)} be the transformation between these levels. Write S(T)S(\mathbb{T}) for the sum of the elements of a subset and let ΨBD\Psi^D_B denote the corresponding constant at level BB.

Transformation sum conjecture. For any valid subset TXSD\mathbb{T}\subset\mathbf{X}^D_S,

S(ϕ(S,B)D(T))=ΨBD×T2D.S\bigl(\phi^D_{(S,B)}(\mathbb{T})\bigr)=\Psi^D_B\times\frac{|\mathbb{T}|}{2^D}.

The source reports verification of related behavior in dimension 22 up to K=8K=8, while noting that the transformed subset need not remain valid in dimension 33; the asserted sum identity is nevertheless left unresolved.

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

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