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declared solved · formalized · $100erdos:119

z_i

, let

p_n(z)=\prod_{i\le n}(z-z_i)

and

M_n=\max_{|z|=1}|p_n(z)|

. Erdős's prize question: is there

c>0

with

\sum_{k\le n} M_k > n^{1+c}

analysispolynomialsN/A4 sources

declared openerdos:514

For a transcendental entire function, how fast can

|f(z)|

be forced to grow along a path to infinity, and how short can such a path be in terms of the maximum modulus

M(r, f)

analysisN/A4 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:522

For

P_n(z) = \sum_{k=0}^n \varepsilon_k z^k

with independent uniform signs, does the number

R_n

of roots in

|z| \le 1

satisfy

R_n/(n/2) \to 1

almost surely? The manuscript proves the strong law with

R_n = n/2 + O_\omega(n^{149/150})

analysispolynomialsprobabilityN/A4 sources

declared open · $250erdos:671

For triangular arrays of nodes

a_i^n\in[-1,1]

let

\mathcal{L}^nf

be the Lagrange interpolation polynomials of a continuous

f

, with fundamental polynomials

p_i^n

. Is there a choice of nodes such that for every continuous

f

there is some

x

where

\limsup_n \sum_i\lvert p_{i}^n(x)\rvert=\infty

and yet

\mathcal{L}^nf(x) \to f(x)

? Is there a choice with

\limsup_n \sum_i\lvert p_{i}^n(x)\rvert=\infty

for every

x

, yet for every continuous

f

some

x

has

\mathcal{L}^nf(x)\to f(x)

? Both questions are claimed resolved in the affirmative.

analysisN/A3 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:906

Is there an entire non-zero function

f:\mathbb{C}\to \mathbb{C}

such that, for any infinite sequence

n_1<n_2<\cdots

, the set

\{ z: f^{(n_k)}(z)=0 \textrm{ for some }k\geq 1\}

is everywhere dense? The literal question is trivial for polynomials, so the claims address the transcendental entire case, in the affirmative.

analysisiterated functionsN/A5 sources

declared proved · formalizederdos:987

True ↔ ∀ (x : ℕ → ℝ), (∀ (j : ℕ), x j ∈ Set.Ioo 0 1) → Filter.limsup (fun k => Erdos987.A x k) Filter.atTop = ⊤

analysisdiscrepancyN/A4 sources

declared disproved (Lean) · formalizederdos:990

False ↔ ∃ C, ∀ (f : Polynomial ℂ), f.coeff 0 ≠ 0 → ∀ (α β : ℝ), 0 ≤ α → α ≤ β → β ≤ 2 * Real.pi → |↑(Erdos990.rootArgCount f (Set.Icc α β)) - (β - α) / (2 * Real.pi) * ↑f.natDegree| ≤ C * √(↑f.support.card * Real.log (Erdos990.M f))

analysisN/A6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:996

Let

n_1<n_2<\cdots

be a lacunary sequence of integers and

f\in L^2([0,1])

with

n

th Fourier partial sum

f_n

. Is there an absolute constant

C>0

such that if

\| f-f_n\|_2 \ll (\log\log\log n)^{-C}

then

\frac{1}{N}\sum_{k\leq N}f(\{\alpha n_k\})\to\int_0^1 f

for almost every

\alpha

? A preprint answers this negatively via a dyadic spike-block counterexample.

analysisN/A4 sources

declared proved (Lean) · formalizederdos:997

True ↔ ∀ (α : ℝ), ¬Erdos997.IsWellDistributed fun n => Int.fract (α * ↑(Nat.nth Nat.Prime n))

analysisdiscrepancyprimesN/A6 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1038

Among all nonconstant monic polynomials

f

whose roots lie in

[-1, 1]

, determine

\inf_f |\{x \in \mathbb{R} : |f(x)| < 1\}|

analysisN/A4 sources

declared openerdos:1039

For

f(z) = \prod_{i=1}^n (z - z_i)

with all

|z_i| \le 1

, let

\rho(f)

be the radius of the largest disc contained in

\{z : |f(z)| < 1\}

. Is

\rho(f) \gg 1/n

? The worst case is now known to be

\Theta(1/n)

, with the explicit bound

\rho(f) \ge (\log 2)/n

analysisN/A3 sources

declared openerdos:1040

For a closed infinite set

F \subseteq \mathbb{C}

, let

\mu(F)

be the infimum of

|\{z : |f(z)| < 1\}|

over monic polynomials with zeros in

F

. Is

\mu(F)

determined only by the transfinite diameter of

F

analysisN/A3 sources

declared open · formalizederdos:1133

Must every sufficiently large node set admit bounded labels that force any polynomial fitting almost all labels at degree below

(1+\varepsilon)n

to have arbitrarily large uniform norm? Claimed via Beurling density for Bernstein spaces.

analysispolynomialsN/A4 sources

declared openerdos:1151

Let

\mathcal{L}^nf

be the Lagrange interpolation polynomials of a continuous

f

on the Chebyshev nodes. Prove that, for any closed

A\subseteq [-1,1]

, there exists a continuous function

f

such that

A

is the set of limit points of

\mathcal{L}^nf(x)

analysispolynomialsN/A3 sources

declared provederdos:1153

Erdős problem 1153

analysispolynomialsN/A3 sources

declared disproved (Lean)erdos:1197

Erdős problem 1197

analysisN/A5 sources

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