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Problem #829: Let $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ be the set of cubes

Let $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ be the set of cubes. Is it true that\[1_A\ast 1_A(n) \ll (\log n)^{O(1)}?\]

Problem Statement

Let $A\subset\mathbb{N}$ be the set of cubes. Is it true that\[1_A\ast 1_A(n) \ll (\log n)^{O(1)}?\]
Categories: Number Theory

Progress

Mordell proved that\[\limsup_{n\to \infty} 1_A\ast 1_A(n)=\infty\]and Mahler [Ma35b] proved\[1_A\ast 1_A(n) \gg (\log n)^{1/4}\]for infinitely many $n$. Stewart [St08] improved this to\[1_A\ast 1_A(n) \gg (\log n)^{11/13}.\]

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