The characterization conjecture for Toeplitz speedups

Let (X,T)(X,T) be a Toeplitz flow with period structure (pk)(p_k), and let (X,S)(X,S) be a bounded speedup of (X,T)(X,T) with orbit number cc. For the Kakutani–Rokhlin partition P(k)\mathcal P(k), let πi(k)\pi_i^{(k)} denote the cyclic orbit permutation associated with tower ii, and let oik(m)o_i^k(m) denote the orbit height in tower ii at label mm. Characterization conjecture for Toeplitz speedups. The system (X,S)(X,S) is a Toeplitz flow if and only if, for all sufficiently large kk, every πi(k)\pi_i^{(k)} is the same cyclic permutation of {1,2,,c}\{1,2,\ldots,c\} and

oik(m)=ojk(m)o_i^k(m)=o_j^k(m)

for every m{1,2,,c}m\in\{1,2,\ldots,c\} and all towers i,ji,j. The paper proves the stated conditions are sufficient and conjectures their necessity, while the supplied text gives no resolution of the full equivalence.

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Lori Alvin and Silvia Radinger, “Minimal Bounded Speedups of Toeplitz Flows”, arXiv:2509.00162 (2026).

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