An algebraic geometry version of the Kakeya problem

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Main Author: Slavov, Kaloyan
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contents We propose an algebraic geometry framework for the Kakeya problem. We conjecture that for any polynomials $f,g\in\F_{q_0}[x,y]$ and any $\F_q/\F_{q_0}$, the image of the map $\F_q^3\to\F_q^3$ given by $(s,x,y)\mapsto (s,sx+f(x,y),sy+g(x,y))$ has size at least $\frac{q^3}{4}-O(q^{5/2})$ and prove the special case when $f=f(x), g=g(y).$ We also prove it in the case $f=f(y), g=g(x)$ under the additional assumption $f'(0)g'(0)\neq 0$ when $f,g$ are both linearized. Our approach is based on a combination of Cauchy--Schwarz and Lang--Weil. The algebraic geometry inputs in the proof are various results concerning irreducibility of certain classes of multivariate polynomials.
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spellingShingle An algebraic geometry version of the Kakeya problem
Slavov, Kaloyan
Algebraic Geometry
We propose an algebraic geometry framework for the Kakeya problem. We conjecture that for any polynomials $f,g\in\F_{q_0}[x,y]$ and any $\F_q/\F_{q_0}$, the image of the map $\F_q^3\to\F_q^3$ given by $(s,x,y)\mapsto (s,sx+f(x,y),sy+g(x,y))$ has size at least $\frac{q^3}{4}-O(q^{5/2})$ and prove the special case when $f=f(x), g=g(y).$ We also prove it in the case $f=f(y), g=g(x)$ under the additional assumption $f'(0)g'(0)\neq 0$ when $f,g$ are both linearized. Our approach is based on a combination of Cauchy--Schwarz and Lang--Weil. The algebraic geometry inputs in the proof are various results concerning irreducibility of certain classes of multivariate polynomials.
title An algebraic geometry version of the Kakeya problem
topic Algebraic Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.3701