The disjoint zero-block conjecture for the floor-function differences
Let be an odd integer, and define
Suppose that for some . Disjoint zero-block conjecture. Each such corresponds to consecutive integers such that
and the sets of these zero values are disjoint. The statement describes the observed relationship between values of the floor-function differences: a value at least is paired with a consecutive block of zero values, with different blocks disjoint. The supplied text does not state whether this claim has been proved or remains open.
References
Primary source
Marc Chamberland and Karl Dilcher, “An alternating sum of the floor function of square roots”, arXiv:2510.26291 (2025).
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