8. Proof techniques and examples
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Problem 8.1.
Is is possible to show that \begin{equation*} \int_X^{2X} \left| \sum_{x\leq n\leq x+H} \lambda(n) e(n \alpha) \right| d x = o(XH) \end{equation*}with H > X^\epsilon implies \begin{equation*} \sum_{n \leq X} \frac{\lambda(n)\lambda(n+1)}{n} = o(\log X)? \end{equation*} -
Problem 8.2.
Does the Sarnak conjecture hold uniformly in x \in X in the case of horocycle flows? It is known that the uniform Sarnak conjecture follows from the Sarnak conjecture, but we don’t know that it follows case by case. -
Problem 8.3.
The Chowla conjecture implies that \mu cannot be orthogonal to all uniquely ergodic systems (allowing non-zero entropy). Can we find a concrete example of a uniquely ergodic system that correlates with \mu? A way to find a uniquely ergodic system (of positive entropy) that does not correlate with \lambda is known.-
Remark. [Nikos] Since the system of Problem 3.1 is disjoint from all ergodic systems, an example of an ergodic sequence (or uniquely ergodic system) that correlates with the Liouville function would give a negative answer to Problem 3.1.
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Cite this as: AimPL: Sarnak's conjecture, available at http://aimpl.org/sarnakconjecture.