The concentration conjecture for coefficient-lattice minima of four-element sets

Fix an integer h3h\ge3 and a real number ϵ>0\epsilon>0. For a four-element subset AA of [n]={1,2,,n}[n]=\{1,2,\dots,n\}, let h1h_1 and h2h_2 denote the first and second successive L1L^1-minima of its coefficient lattice.

Concentration conjecture. There is an integer n0n_0 such that, for every nn0n\ge n_0, at least (1ϵ)(n4)(1-\epsilon)\binom{n}{4} of the four-element subsets of [n][n] have h1>hh_1>h; among those with h1hh_1\le h, the proportion having h2hh_2\le h is at least 1ϵ1-\epsilon.

The conjecture is intended to explain the concentration of four-element sumset sizes around values governed by the first two coefficient-lattice minima. The paper describes the relevant proportions as not yet proved, so the asymptotic assertion remains open.

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Kevin O'Bryant, “On Nathanson's Triangular Number Phenomenon”, arXiv:2506.20836 (2025).

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