The Fourier uniformity conjecture for the Liouville function

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Let λ:N→{+1,−1}\lambda:\mathbb{N}\to\{+1,-1\} be the Liouville function, defined by λ(n)=(−1)Ω(n)\lambda(n)=(-1)^{\Omega(n)}, where Ω(n)\Omega(n) counts prime factors with multiplicity. Let H=H(X)H=H(X) be any function tending to infinity with XX, and let e(α)=exp⁡(2πiα)e(\alpha)=\exp(2\pi i\alpha). Fourier uniformity conjecture. One has

∑X⩽x<2Xsup⁡α∈R/Z∣∑x⩽n<x+Hλ(n)e(nα)∣=o(HX)\sum_{X\leqslant x<2X}\sup_{\alpha\in\mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}}\left\lvert\sum_{x\leqslant n<x+H}\lambda(n)e(n\alpha)\right\rvert=o(HX)

as X→∞X\to\infty. The conjecture asserts negligible correlation between λ\lambda and linear phases in almost all short intervals, with the frequency allowed to depend arbitrarily on the interval. It was previously known for H⩾exp⁡((log⁡X)1/2+ε)H\geqslant\exp((\log X)^{1/2+\varepsilon}), and this paper proves it unconditionally for H⩾exp⁡((log⁡X)2/5+ε)H\geqslant\exp((\log X)^{2/5+\varepsilon}); the conjecture remains open below the stated range.

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Cédric Pilatte, “Improved bounds for the Fourier uniformity conjecture”, arXiv:2604.26564 (2026).

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