arXiv · 2608.15643
Tur\'an problem on the union of three intervals of equal length
Abstract
This paper addresses the Tur\'an extremal problem on the symmetric three-interval set $\Omega_\lambda = (-1,1) \cup (\lambda-1,\lambda+1) \cup (-\lambda-1,-\lambda+1)$, $\lambda \geq 0$. We establish a discrete approximation principle relating the continuous Tur\'an problem on $\Omega_\lambda$ to the discrete Tur\'an problem on an associated finite discrete set. This enables the continuous problem to be exactly expressed as a limit of finite nonnegative trigonometric polynomial problems, which are equivalent to finite semidefinite programs. Using this framework, we compute the Tur\'an constant for integer and rational parameters $\lambda$. We further analyze the dependence of the Tur\'an constant on $\lambda$ and derive upper bounds for all $\lambda > 5$.
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Xiao-Ye Fu, Yue-Kun Li, Wei-Jie Wang, Xuan Wang. 2026-08-16. Tur\'an problem on the union of three intervals of equal length. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.15643
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