Universal normalization problem for the Gál–Koksma lemma
Let be a sequence of random variables and let be nonnegative numbers, with . Assume that there is a constant such that, for every , . Determine exactly which non-decreasing functions have the universal property that every such admissible sequence satisfies almost surely. The characterization is required to hold uniformly over the entire class described by the consecutive-block second-moment hypothesis.
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Additional references
- Exact universal normalizations for the Gál--Koksma lemma — arXiv — Ying Wai Lee
Progress summary
An unrefereed preprint claims to completely characterize the growth normalizations that always make the Gál–Koksma lemma work.
The problem seeks a sharp characterization of all universally valid growth normalizations in the Gál–Koksma lemma.
September 2026 claimed resolution
Ying Wai Lee’s preprint claims a necessary-and-sufficient summability criterion, including sharp logarithmic and iterated-logarithmic thresholds, even for bounded centered systems with exact linear block variance. If correct, this converts the qualitative lemma into a complete characterization; the claim is unverified.
Current status (as of September 2026): The problem is claimed solved by Ying Wai Lee’s preprint, but the result is unrefereed and independently unverified.
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