Asymptotic equidistribution conjecture for modular Ackermann maps

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For fixed m≥3m\ge3, consider the map

n↦A2k(m,n)n\mapsto A_{2^k}(m,n)

from uniformly chosen n∈Z2kn\in\mathbb Z_{2^k} to Z2k\mathbb Z_{2^k}. Asymptotic equidistribution conjecture. As k→∞k\to\infty, this map approaches the uniform distribution on Z2k\mathbb Z_{2^k}; in particular, the probability that A2k(m,n)A_{2^k}(m,n) takes any given value in Z2k\mathbb Z_{2^k} converges to 2−k2^{-k}, up to fluctuations diminishing with kk. The preceding heuristic and numerical observations suggest increasingly irregular and approximately uniform residue patterns for higher levels, but the precise distribution for arbitrary kk and mm remains open.

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Jean-Christophe Pain, “Modular Ackermann maps and hierarchical structures”, arXiv:2603.25677 (2026).

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