Irregular Stanley sequences plausibly do not have growth $\Theta(n^2/\log n)$
Number Theory
2025-12-16 v1 Numerical Analysis
Numerical Analysis
Abstract
Stanley sequences starting from the set where is a positive integer have long been conjectured to be divided into two types: the "regular" type where the growth rate is , and the "irregular" type where the growth rate is thought to be . A paradigmatic case of a candidate irregular type is , although to date no value of has been proven to have such a growth rate. Here, we provide strong numerical evidence against this conjectured growth rate for . Specifically, for , it seems plausible that the upper bound is but that the lower bound is in fact for some . This appears to be because the sequence is not totally "random" as has been assumed. Limitations of the numerical method here is discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.11983,
title = {Irregular Stanley sequences plausibly do not have growth $\Theta(n^2/\log n)$},
author = {Nat Sothanaphan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.11983},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
10 pages, 3 figures