In this paper,we explore two conjectures about Rademacher sequences.Let(εi)be a Rademacher sequence,i.e.,a sequence of independent{-1,1}-valued symmetric random variables.Set Sn=aiε1+…+anεn for a=(a1,…,an)∈Rn.Th...In this paper,we explore two conjectures about Rademacher sequences.Let(εi)be a Rademacher sequence,i.e.,a sequence of independent{-1,1}-valued symmetric random variables.Set Sn=aiε1+…+anεn for a=(a1,…,an)∈Rn.The first con.jecture says that P(|Sn|≤‖a‖)>1/2 for all a∈Rn and n∈N.The second conjecture says that P(|Sn|>‖a‖)≥7/32 for all a∈Rn and n∈N.Regarding the first conjecture,we present several new equivalent formulations.These include a topological view,a combinatorial version and a strengthened version of the conjecture.Regarding the second conjecture,we prove that it holds true when n<7.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11771309,11871184)the China Scholarship Council(No.201809945013)the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(No.4394-2018)。
文摘In this paper,we explore two conjectures about Rademacher sequences.Let(εi)be a Rademacher sequence,i.e.,a sequence of independent{-1,1}-valued symmetric random variables.Set Sn=aiε1+…+anεn for a=(a1,…,an)∈Rn.The first con.jecture says that P(|Sn|≤‖a‖)>1/2 for all a∈Rn and n∈N.The second conjecture says that P(|Sn|>‖a‖)≥7/32 for all a∈Rn and n∈N.Regarding the first conjecture,we present several new equivalent formulations.These include a topological view,a combinatorial version and a strengthened version of the conjecture.Regarding the second conjecture,we prove that it holds true when n<7.
