Gaussian maximizer conjecture for paraboloid Strichartz inequalities

Let d1d\geq 1, let

eitΔf(x):=Rde2πixξ4π2itξ2f^(ξ)dξ,e^{it\Delta}f(x):=\int_{\mathbb{R}^d}e^{2\pi i x\xi-4\pi^2it|\xi|^2}\widehat{f}(\xi)\,d\xi,

and set q=2+4/dq=2+4/d. The paraboloid Strichartz inequality is

eitΔfLq(Rd+1)SdfL2(Rd).\|e^{it\Delta}f\|_{L^q(\mathbb{R}^{d+1})}\leq \mathbf{S}_d\|f\|_{L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)}.

Define

G:={g:g=eit0Δ[λd/2e2πi(xx0)ξ0eπλ(xx0)2],  (λ0,ξ0,x0,t0)R+×R3}.\mathcal{G}:=\left\{g:g=e^{it_0\Delta}\left[\lambda^{d/2}e^{2\pi i(x-x_0)\xi_0}e^{-\pi|\lambda(x-x_0)|^2}\right],\;(\lambda_0,\xi_0,x_0,t_0)\in\mathbb{R}_{+}\times\mathbb{R}^3\right\}.

Gaussian maximizer conjecture. The maximizers for the paraboloid Strichartz inequality are exactly the Gaussian-type functions gGg\in\mathcal{G}. This conjecture has been confirmed for d=1,2d=1,2 and remains open for d3d\geq 3.

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Primary source

Boning Di and Dunyan Yan, “Stability for Strichartz inequalities: Existence of minimizers”, arXiv:2512.07174 (2026).

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