Isodiametric conjecture for Riesz capacity

Let n2n\geq 2, let q(n)n2q(n)\leq n-2, and let KRnK\subset\mathbb R^n be compact. Write diam(K)\operatorname{diam}(K) for its diameter and Capq(K)\operatorname{Cap}_q(K) for its Riesz capacity. Isodiametric conjecture. A number q(n)n2q(n)\leq n-2 exists such that, whenever q(q(n),n)q\in(q(n),n), the ratio

Capq(K)diam(K)\frac{\operatorname{Cap}_q(K)}{\operatorname{diam}(K)}

is maximized by the ball among compact subsets of Rn\mathbb R^n. The theorem immediately preceding the conjecture proves the endpoint cases q=n2q=n-2 and q=n1q=n-1 in related capacity inequalities, while the asserted wider range remains open; the source notes that Burchard, Choksi, and Hess-Childs rule out ball maximality for fixed positive qq in sufficiently large dimensions.

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Carrie Clark and Richard S. Laugesen, “Maximizing Riesz capacity ratios: conjectures and theorems”, arXiv:2410.14809 (2024).

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