Phillips–Toms radius-of-comparison formula for minimal integer actions
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For every minimal homeomorphism h of an infinite compact metrizable space X, is $rc(C(X)\rtimes _hZ)=mdim(X,h)/2$, allowing the value infinity? In particular is zero mean dimension equivalent to the small boundary property, Z-stability and finite nuclear dimension of the crossed product?Short English statement
For every minimal homeomorphism h of an infinite compact metrizable space X, is $rc(C(X)\rtimes _hZ)=mdim(X,h)/2$, allowing the value infinity? In particular is zero mean dimension equivalent to the small boundary property, Z-stability and finite nuclear dimension of the crossed product?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-020-01013-1.
- S2 Original question source or mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.4171/JEMS/995.
- S3 Original question source or mathematical context. https://doi.org/10.4171/owr/2017/42.
- S4 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Radius-of-comparison-equals-half-the-mean-dimension-September-25-2026/README.md.
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Manuscript 1 (family 302, 2026-09-25): The problem selects the mathematical statement summarized here, including its stated hypotheses and parameter range. The cited theorem gives a claimed proof of that assertion in full.
Phillips–Toms radius-of-comparison formula for minimal integer actions
OpenAI's claim
Whenever an infinite compact metrizable system is minimal under a homeomorphism, its crossed-product comparison radius is claimed to be half its mean dimension, including infinite values; zero forces nuclear dimension at most one. The cited manuscript argues for that result; its relation to this problem is specified below.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Mathematical claim 1.
Let $h$ be a homeomorphism of $X$ whose orbits are all dense, where $X$ is compact, infinite and metrizable. OpenAI claims \[ \operatorname{rc}(C(X)\rtimes_h\mathbb Z)=\tfrac12\operatorname{mdim}(X,h)\quad\text{in }[0,\infty]. \] For positive stabilized elements define $d_\tau(a)=\lim_m\tau(a^{1/m})$. The radius of comparison is the infimum of $r\ge0$ such that $d_\tau(a)+r<d_\tau(b)$ for every normalized trace implies Cuntz subequivalence $a\precsim b$. Mean dimension is the asymptotic covering dimension per iterate, defined from joins of finite open covers. Both finite and infinite mean dimensions are included.Outline of the argument
Manuscript 1 (family 302, 2026-09-25): Finite-support comparison witnesses are converted to bundle embeddings, which feed the companion's boundary-preserving compression theorem. Packet reconstruction translates that compression into a smaller cover without introducing absent colors. Applying the construction on aligned orbit blocks contradicts any larger cover-growth rate, providing the missing lower bound; established upper bounds and regularity results finish the equality and zero-dimensional consequences.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, Radius of comparison equals half the mean dimension, 2026-09-25; citation key
OAI:Radius-of-comparison-equals-half-the-mean-dimension-September-25-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.