The alternative-measure conjecture for the polynomial 1+x1+3+xk1+x_1+3+x_k

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Let c(P)c(P) denote the alternative measure of a polynomial, with the last variable used as the subscript, and let x1,3,xkx_1,3,x_k be variables. Numerically, for k6k\leq 6, the alternative measure is computed from

ck(1+x1+x2++xk):=0101e2πitk1+e2πit1+e2πit2++e2πitkdt1dtk.c_k(1+x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_k):=\int_0^1\cdots\int_0^1\frac{e^{2\pi i t_k}}{1+e^{2\pi i t_1}+e^{2\pi i t_2}+\cdots+e^{2\pi i t_k}}\,dt_1\cdots dt_k.

Alternative-measure conjecture.

c(1+x1+x2++xk)=1k+1.c(1+x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_k)=\frac{1}{k+1}.

The calculation for three variables gives c(1+x+y+z)=1/4c(1+x+y+z)=1/4, and the numerical evidence suggests this formula for the multivariate family.

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Primary source

Dragan Stankov, “The alternative to Mahler measure of a multivariate polynomial”, arXiv:2502.02803 (2025).

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