Log-periodic modulation conjecture for the perturbed Hofstadter recursion

Let Q(n)Q(n) be the sequence, let log2n\log_2 n denote the base-two logarithm, and let ρ(n)\rho(n) be a smaller correction term. Log-periodic modulation conjecture. There appears to exist a bounded or slowly varying function Φ\Phi, approximately periodic with period 11, such that

Q(n)=n2+Φ(log2n)+ρ(n).Q(n)=\frac n2+\Phi(\log_2 n)+\rho(n).

The precise form of Φ\Phi is explicitly described as an open problem.

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Marco Mantovanelli, “A Dyadic Frequency Law for a Perturbed Hofstadter Q-Recursion”, arXiv:2603.16111 (2026).

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