The exact asymptotic formula conjecture for unit-circle Turán sums

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Let α>0\alpha>0 be constant, and define

Gn(α)=inf⁡zk∈C, ∣zk∣=1max⁡ν=1,…,⌊αn2⌋∣∑k=1nzkν∣.G_n(\alpha)=\inf_{z_k\in\mathbb C,\,|z_k|=1}\max_{\nu=1,\ldots,\lfloor\alpha n^2\rfloor}\left|\sum_{k=1}^n z_k^\nu\right|.

Theorem avsavs gives

(B‾(α)−o(1))n≤Gn(α)≤(B‾(α)+o(1))n,(\underline B(\alpha)-o(1))\sqrt n\leq G_n(\alpha)\leq(\overline B(\alpha)+o(1))\sqrt n,

where

B‾(α)={1,0<α≤1,sqrt32−12α,1≤α≤3,sqrt2−2α,3≤α,B‾(α)={1,0<α≤1,sqrt2,1<α≤2,sqrt3,2<α≤3,2,3<α.\underline B(\alpha)=\begin{cases}1,&0<\alpha\leq1,\\sqrt{\frac32-\frac1{2\alpha}},&1\leq\alpha\leq3,\\sqrt{2-\frac2\alpha},&3\leq\alpha,\end{cases} \qquad \overline B(\alpha)=\begin{cases}1,&0<\alpha\leq1,\\sqrt2,&1<\alpha\leq2,\\sqrt3,&2<\alpha\leq3,\\2,&3<\alpha.\end{cases}

Exact unit-circle asymptotic conjecture. One can choose B(α)=B‾(α)=B‾(α)B(\alpha)=\underline B(\alpha)=\overline B(\alpha) in Theorem avsavs. This conjecture would close the gap between the known lower and upper asymptotic bounds for unit-modulus points. The bounds coincide for 0<α≤10<\alpha\leq1, while the general case remains open.

References

Primary source

Johan Andersson, “Turan's problem 10 revisited”, arXiv:math/0609271 (2007).

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