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Mockenhaupt's Three-Term Hardy-Littlewood Majorant Conjecture

Sep 2026 · 0 citations · 7 references
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For an integer $k \ge 0$, let $f_k(x) = 1 + e(x) + e((k+2)x)$ and $g_k(x) = 1 + e(x) - e((k+2)x)$ on $\mathbb{T} = \mathbb{R}/\mathbb{Z}$, where $e(x) = e^{2\pi i x}$. Mockenhaupt conjectured that $\|g_k\|_{L^p(\mathbb{T})}>\|f_k\|_{L^p(\mathbb{T})}$ whenever $2k<p<2k+2$. The conjecture was previously known for $k \le 5$. We give a single analytic proof valid for every $k \ge 4$; in particular, this settles all previously open cases $k \ge 6$ and establishes the conjecture for every $k \ge 0$. The proof reduces the norm comparison to resonant Fourier coefficients on the two-torus and represents these coefficients, after analytic continuation, by triple-Bessel integrals. Neumann's product formula and the Weber-Schafheitlin formula yield a quantitative positive lower bound for the leading mode, while the remaining odd modes are controlled by a uniform tail estimate. The leading mode is then shown to dominate the tail for every $k \ge 4$. AI Usage. The mathematical argument of this paper was produced by the auto-research system Apex Math, an AI system built by Apex Intelligence. See Appendix A for the complete AI usage statement.

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