Mundici's conjecture on sums of squared Farey gaps

Let QQ be an integer greater than 11, let S2(Q)S_2(Q) denote the sum of the squared distances between consecutive elements of the QQ-th Farey sequence, and define

C(Q):=S2(Q)Q2logQ.C(Q):=\frac{S_2(Q)Q^2}{\log Q}.

Mundici's conjecture. One has

C(Q)<3C(Q)<3

for all Q>1Q>1.

This conjecture concerns the normalized sum of squared consecutive spacings in Farey sequences. It was proposed after checking the first 10001000 values of QQ; the supplied source gives no resolution, so its status remains open.

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Primary source

Anji Dong, Xinyi Li and Vi Anh Nguyen, “On a Conjecture about Sums Involving Farey Fractions”, arXiv:2604.02475 (2026).

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