On Fourier decay and the distance set problem

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Autori principali: Fraser, Jonathan M., Pham, Thang
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author Fraser, Jonathan M.
Pham, Thang
author_facet Fraser, Jonathan M.
Pham, Thang
contents We study the Falconer distance set problem in Euclidean space and obtain improved dimensional estimates under natural Fourier analytic assumptions cast in terms of the Fourier dimension and spectrum. Interestingly, under reasonably mild assumptions, we are able to beat the $d/2$ dimension threshold in dimensions $d \geq 5$. For example, we show that (in any ambient spatial dimension $d$) a Borel set with Fourier dimension at least $2$ has a distance set of full Hausdorff dimension. We also show that (in any ambient spatial dimension $d$) a Borel set with Fourier spectrum at least $d/4+1$ at $θ=1/2$ has a distance set of full Hausdorff dimension. In particular, this can hold for sets with Fourier dimension zero (provided $d \geq 4$). We also consider pinned variants of these problems and construct examples that demonstrate the sharpness (or near sharpness) of our results.
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spellingShingle On Fourier decay and the distance set problem
Fraser, Jonathan M.
Pham, Thang
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
We study the Falconer distance set problem in Euclidean space and obtain improved dimensional estimates under natural Fourier analytic assumptions cast in terms of the Fourier dimension and spectrum. Interestingly, under reasonably mild assumptions, we are able to beat the $d/2$ dimension threshold in dimensions $d \geq 5$. For example, we show that (in any ambient spatial dimension $d$) a Borel set with Fourier dimension at least $2$ has a distance set of full Hausdorff dimension. We also show that (in any ambient spatial dimension $d$) a Borel set with Fourier spectrum at least $d/4+1$ at $θ=1/2$ has a distance set of full Hausdorff dimension. In particular, this can hold for sets with Fourier dimension zero (provided $d \geq 4$). We also consider pinned variants of these problems and construct examples that demonstrate the sharpness (or near sharpness) of our results.
title On Fourier decay and the distance set problem
topic Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19486