Discrete Strichartz conjecture for the periodic linear KdV equation

Let N1N \ge 1 be an integer and let ε>0\varepsilon > 0. Suppose u0L2(T)u_0 \in L^2(\mathbb{T}) is frequency-localized as

u0(x)=n=0Nane2πinx.u_0(x)=\sum_{n=0}^N a_n e^{2\pi i n x}.

Let u(x,t)u(x,t) be the corresponding solution to the periodic linear KdV equation. Discrete Strichartz conjecture. For every p2p \ge 2, one has

uLp(T2)Cp,εNε(1+N124p)u0L2(T),\|u\|_{L^p(\mathbb{T}^2)} \le C_{p,\varepsilon}N^\varepsilon\left(1+N^{\frac12-\frac4p}\right)\|u_0\|_{L^2(\mathbb{T})},

where Cp,εC_{p,\varepsilon} is a positive constant depending only on pp and ε\varepsilon. Equivalently,

n=0Nane2πi(nx+n3t)Lp([0,1]2)p,εNε(1+N124p)(n=0Nan2)12.\left\|\sum_{n=0}^N a_n e^{2\pi i(nx+n^3t)}\right\|_{L^p([0,1]^2)}\lesssim_{p,\varepsilon}N^\varepsilon\left(1+N^{\frac12-\frac4p}\right)\left(\sum_{n=0}^N|a_n|^2\right)^{\frac12}.

This is the KdV analogue of the discrete Strichartz estimate for the periodic Schrödinger equation and concerns spacetime bounds for exponential sums along the discrete cubic curve. The supplied text gives no resolution status or supporting evidence, so the conjecture is recorded as open.

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Primary source

Yuda Chen, “Decoupling and Discrete Strichartz Estimates for Dispersive Equations on the Torus”, arXiv:2606.16174 (2026).

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