The conjecture that the logarithmic loss in the general estimate is technical

Let a3a3 be smooth and parametrized by b3b3, with 0<γ<cmax0<|\gamma'|<c_{\max}. For sRs\in\mathbb R, N>0N>0, k0>0k_0>0, k>k0k>k_0, and 0<ϵ<10<\epsilon<1, let FLs,ϵ(N,L)F_{\mathscr L}^{s,\epsilon}(N,L) denote the quantity defined in the paper.

The technical-loss conjecture. For every k0>0k_0>0 and sRs\in\mathbb R, there is C>0C>0 such that, for all N>0N>0, k>k0k>k_0, and 0<ϵ<10<\epsilon<1,

FLs,ϵ(N,L)C.F_{\mathscr L}^{s,\epsilon}(N,L)\leq C.

The conjecture asserts that the logk\sqrt{\log k} loss occurring in the currently available estimates is technical rather than intrinsic. The source indicates that the result is proved for strictly convex boundaries with non-vanishing curvature, while the general smooth case remains open.

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Jeffrey Galkowski, Manas Rachh and Euan A. Spence, “Helmholtz boundary integral methods and the pollution effect”, arXiv:2507.22797 (2026).

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