OpenAI claim summary for Math-438
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Hilbert transforms in Lipschitz directions: The manuscript’s result gives one absolute short scale and one absolute L^2 bound for every direction field with Lipschitz constant <=1; dilation supplies all positive Lipschitz constants at a fixed sufficiently small multiple of their inverse, and constant fields are ordinary directional Hilbert transforms. This covers the selected variable-constant local boundedness question and proves uniformity beyond it.
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Stein's Conjecture on the Hilbert Transform along Lipschitz Vector Fields
OpenAI's claim
Hilbert transforms in Lipschitz directions: The claimed $L^2$ bound is uniform for inner truncations of a Hilbert transform following a planar Lipschitz unit field over a short outer interval. Its length is an absolute multiple of the reciprocal Lipschitz constant, and the field may vary in both coordinates.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
For a Lipschitz $v:\mathbb R^2\to S^1$ with $\operatorname{Lip}(v)\le1$, put $H_{v,a}^{\epsilon}f(x)=\int_{\epsilon<|t|<a}f(x-tv(x))\,dt/t$. The claim gives absolute $0<a_*<1/2$ and $C_*<\infty$ with \[\sup_{0<\epsilon<a_*}\|H_{v,a_*}^{\epsilon}f\|_2\le C_*\|f\|_2\quad(f\in\mathcal S(\mathbb R^2)).\] Thus the symmetric principal value has the same $L^2$ bound and $|\{|H_{v,a_*}f|>\lambda\}|\le C_*^2\lambda^{-2}\|f\|_2^2$. The supremum above is outside the norm; it is not a maximal-truncation norm assertion.Outline of the argument
Hilbert transforms in Lipschitz directions: Time-frequency tiles produce a popular forest, followed by concentration estimates that count significant directions simultaneously. A finite Fourier inequality and an angular hierarchy organize predicted factors and residuals along paths. Integration of those products, grid averaging, and interpolation assemble the short-scale strong bound without dimension-dependent bin losses.Formal verification
Family 083 describes Lean coverage for the short-scale Lipschitz-field Hilbert bounds and their stated extension and principal-value consequences.Hilbert transforms in Lipschitz directions: The manuscript links LipschitzHilbert.lean.
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- OpenAI, A uniform Hilbert transform estimate for Lipschitz directions, 2026-09-25; citation key
OAI:A-uniform-Hilbert-transform-estimate-for-Lipschitz-directions-September-25-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 083: Lean scope.
- Comparator LipschitzHilbert.json.
- Comparator LipschitzHilbert.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.