Algebraic specification conjecture for quasi-admissibility in the Belgian Chocolate Problem

Let xx and yy be polynomials of degree at most nn, and let [?][?] denote the supremum of the optimization problem in the Belgian Chocolate Problem. A value of [?][?] is quasi-admissible if it can be achieved by polynomials x,y,zx,y,z formed via algebraic specification.

Algebraic specification conjecture. For all nn, [?][?] is quasi-admissible by some x,y,zx,y,z that are formed via algebraic specification.

The conjecture formalizes the empirical observation that admissible values approach quasi-admissible values obtained through algebraic specification. The source provides numerical evidence and notes that [?][?] is not admissible by x,yx,y of degree at most nn, but does not establish the conjecture.

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Zachary Charles and Nigel Boston, “Exploiting Algebraic Structure in Global Optimization and the Belgian Chocolate Problem”, arXiv:1708.08114 (2017).

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