The L2L^2 anti-concentration conjecture for symmetric log-concave measures

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Let d∈Nd\in\mathbb{N}. Let HnH_n be the hyperoctahedral group acting on Rn\mathbb{R}^n by coordinate permutations and sign changes. A measure μ\mu on Rn\mathbb{R}^n is isotropic if it has mean zero and identity covariance matrix, and HnH_n-invariant if it is invariant under this group. For a degree-dd homogeneous polynomial ff, write ∫f2 dμ\int f^2\,d\mu for its squared L2(μ)L^2(\mu)-norm. The conjecture asserts that there is a constant Cd>0C_d>0, depending only on dd, such that for every isotropic, log-concave, HnH_n-invariant measure μ\mu on Rn\mathbb{R}^n and every degree-dd homogeneous polynomial f:Rn→Rf:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R},

∫Rnf2 dμ≥Cd.\int_{\mathbb{R}^n} f^2\,d\mu \geq C_d.

Consequently, for odd dd, since homogeneous functions of odd degree are odd, one has Var⁡μ(f)≥Cd\operatorname{Var}_\mu(f)\geq C_d. This would extend the known degree-three result and clarify the absence of bad examples for higher-degree symmetric measures, while the general case remains open.

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Itay Glazer and Dan Mikulincer, “Anti-concentration of polynomials: L^p balls and symmetric measures”, arXiv:2603.22664 (2026).

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