Asymptotic persistence density conjecture for Benford sequences
Let range over integer bases greater than . A base is B-EQUI-PERS at sample size when there exists a continued-fraction convergent denominator such that , where is the next partial quotient of the continued fraction of . Asymptotic persistence density conjecture. The persistence density among integer bases converges:
Extended computation gives densities close to , while a Gauss--Kuzmin heuristic accounts for only part of the observed rate. A proof would require understanding the joint distribution of continued-fraction partial quotients and denominators for integer logarithms, including correlations not captured by existing theory.
References
Primary source
James M. Hyman, “Why Eight Percent of Benford Sequences Never Converge”, arXiv:2603.18243 (2026).
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