The strip energy ball comparison conjecture

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Let 1≤q<n1 \leq q < n. Suppose K⊂RnK \subset \mathbb{R}^n is compact and B⊂RnB \subset \mathbb{R}^n is a closed ball. The quantities EK(t)E_K(t) and EB(t)E_B(t) denote the strip energies of KK and BB at height t>0t>0.

Strip energy ball comparison conjecture. If

lim⁡t→∞EK(t)=lim⁡t→∞EB(t),\lim_{t \to \infty} E_K(t) = \lim_{t \to \infty} E_B(t),

then

EK(t)≤EB(t)E_K(t) \leq E_B(t)

for all t>0t>0.

This is proposed as a stronger conjecture related to the open Pólya–Szegő conjecture comparing logarithmic and Newtonian capacities. Establishing the comparison would provide a framework for resolving that classical capacity inequality.

References

Primary source

Carrie Clark and Richard S. Laugesen, “Riesz energy deformation through insulated strips”, arXiv:2603.04649 (2026).

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