# we-solve research prompt: Math-3844, Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 13

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/multiple-ergodic-averages-problem-13/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 4800013; source catalogue code AMR-047-0013
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\section{Multiple ergodic averages — Problem 13}\label{4800013}
{\small\sffamily UnsolvedMath ID 4800013 · Dynamical Systems}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}

\paragraph{Shared notation.}$\mathbb N=\{1,2,\ldots\}$, and $\mathbb Z,\mathbb Q,\mathbb R,\mathbb C$ denote the integers, rationals, reals and complex numbers. Any other conventions are specified locally.


A system is a probability space $(X,\mathcal X,\mu)$ with invertible measure-preserving transformations; multiple transformations are assumed to commute. Write $T^j f=f\circ T^j$, and $T^j A$ for the image of a measurable set under $T^j$. A system with one transformation is ergodic if every invariant measurable set has measure zero or one. The space $L^\infty(\mu)$ consists of essentially bounded complex measurable functions. A nilmanifold of step at most $s$ is $Y=G/\Gamma$, where $G$ is a nilpotent Lie group of step at most $s$ and $\Gamma$ is a discrete cocompact subgroup. A nilsystem is a translation $y\mapsto by$ on $Y$ with its normalized invariant Haar measure. A basic $s$-step nilsequence in $q$ variables is $\psi(n_1,\ldots,n_q)=F(b_1^{n_1}\cdots b_q^{n_q}y)$, with commuting $b_i\in G$, $y\in Y$, and continuous $F:Y\to\mathbb C$. A basic generalized nilsequence permits a bounded Riemann-integrable $F$ instead. A (generalized) nilsequence is a uniform limit of basic (generalized) nilsequences of the same step and number of variables. Fix $\ell\ge1$. Let $a(n)$ be, separately, the $n$-th prime $p_n$, $\lfloor n^c\rfloor$ for any fixed real $c>0$, or $2^n$. The floor $\lfloor t\rfloor$ is the largest integer at most $t$.
\paragraph{Statement recorded in the supplied source.}
For each of the three alternatives, does every ergodic system and every $f_0,\ldots,f_\ell\in L^\infty(\mu)$ admit an $\ell$-step nilsequence $\psi$ in one variable and a bounded error sequence $e$ such that \[\int_X f_0\prod_{j=1}^\ell T^{ja(n)}f_j\,d\mu=\psi(a(n))+e(n),\qquad \lim_{N\to\infty}\frac1N\sum_{n=1}^N|e(n)|=0?\] Here $\psi$ is an ordinary nilsequence with continuous basic kernels, not a generalized one. \sref{4800013}{2}
\subsection{Short English statement}
Do sampled ergodic multiple correlations have a nilsequence-plus-Cesaro-null decomposition along primes, all positive powers, and powers of two?
\subsection{Sources}
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\item[\hypertarget{source:4800013:1}{S1}] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, \emph{UnsolvedMath: A Curated Collection of Open Mathematics Problems}, record 4800013 (AMR-047-0013). CC BY 4.0. \url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[\hypertarget{source:4800013:2}{S2}] N. Frantzikinakis, Some open problems on multiple ergodic averages (2016), Section 5.1.4, full Problem 13; Section 2.4.2 nilsequence definitions, pp.25,5--6. \url{https://arxiv.org/pdf/1103.3808v3}.
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-047-0013

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-4800013
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)