General order convergence conjecture for subdivision schemes

Consider d53dnd53d^n endowed with the metric d(x,y)=xyd(x,y)=\lVert x-y\rVert, where the norm is any norm on d53dnd53d^n. Let S2S_2 be a subdivision scheme on d53dnd53d^n satisfying, for n=0,,mn=0,\ldots,m,

δ(Δn(SLn(Pj))2n(j+Ln))μnδ(Δn(Pj)2jn),μn(0,1),LnN.\delta\left(\frac{\Delta^n(S^{L_n}(\mathcal{P}^{j}))}{2^{-n(j+L_n)}}\right)\leq \mu_n\,\delta\left(\frac{\Delta^n(\mathcal{P}^{j})}{2^{-jn}}\right),\qquad \mu_n\in(0,1),\quad L_n\in\mathbb{N}.

Let S1S_1 be a subdivision scheme on d53dnd53d^n defined relative to the same parameter sequences as S2S_2. Suppose that S1LmS_1^{L_m} is in proximity of the second type of order mm with S2LmS_2^{L_m} in d53dnd53d^n. General order convergence conjecture. Then S1S_1 converges to a CmC^m limit.

This conjecture extends the preceding first-order conclusion: convergence follows from the stated contractivity conditions and the order-mm proximity relation, while convergence of divided differences to the derivative is expected to yield the asserted differentiability of the limit curve. The general order case remains unproved in the supplied context.

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Nira Dyn and Nir Sharon, “Subdivision Schemes in Metric Spaces”, arXiv:2509.08070 (2026).

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