Bohr radius for the bidisc ()
Bohr radius for the bidisc: determine or improve its bounds; the repository records 0.3006 (lower) and 0.302825279492 (upper).
Editorial MSC2020 classification. Original article codes and source evidence are recorded in the literature directory.
Problem statement
Let
be the unit polydisc, and let the Schur class be the set of analytic functions . [Kne2025-def-polydisc] [Kne2025-def-Schur]
Writing the power series expansion , define the coefficient-wise norm and the dilation . [Kne2025-def-l1] [Kne2025-def-fr]
The Bohr radius is defined by
Equivalently, is the largest number such that for every power series with on , one has whenever . [BK1997-def-Kn]
We define
the Bohr radius for the bidisc .
Bohr’s one-variable theorem gives , and in particular implies . [BK1997-Bohr-1d] [BK1997-ub-1-3]
The exact value of is unknown for every ; in particular, the exact value of is open. [BK1997-open]
The best established range currently is
Lean 4
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Background
- Asymptotics in high dimension. The Bohr radius satisfies as (up to absolute constants). [Kne2025-asymp-Kd]
References (from the repository page)
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[BK1997] Boas, Harold P.; Khavinson, Dmitry. Bohr’s power series theorem in several variables. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 125 (1997), no. 10, 2975–2979. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-97-04270-6. arXiv PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/9606203. Google Scholar
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[BK1997-Bohr-1d] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.1, Theorem 1 quote: “Then when . Moreover, the radius is the best possible.”
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[BK1997-def-Kn] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.1, definition paragraph for quote: “Let denote the n-dimensional Bohr radius: the largest number such that if converges in the unit polydisc , and if in the unit polydisc, then when .”
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[BK1997-ub-1-3] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.2, paragraph after definition of quote: “It is evident from Bohr’s one-dimensional result that for every .”
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[BK1997-lb-1-3sqrt] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.2, Proof of Theorem 2 quote: “This ball evidently contains the polydisc , whence .”
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[BK1997-open] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.2, Open question quote: “Open question. What is the exact value of the Bohr radius when ?”
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[Kne2025] Knese, Greg. Three radii associated to Schur functions on the polydisk. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Series B 12 (2025), no. 5, 48–63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/bproc/262. arXiv PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.21693. Google Scholar
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[Kne2025-def-polydisc] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.1, Introduction quote: “.”
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[Kne2025-def-Schur] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.1, Introduction quote: “The Schur class of the polydisk is the set of all analytic .”
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[Kne2025-def-l1] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.1, equation (1.1) context in Introduction quote: “Define the coefficient-wise norm .”
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[Kne2025-def-fr] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.1, Introduction quote: “For define .”
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[Kne2025-def-Kd] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.2, Introduction quote: “Define the Bohr radius by .”
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[Kne2025-lb-K2-0-3006] loc: arXiv v3 PDF, Corollary 1.2 quote: “Corollary 1.2. .”
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[Kne2025-asymp-Kd] loc: arXiv v3 PDF p.2, Introduction quote: “After the culmination of deep work by many authors the precise asymptotic was established; see [18], [8].”
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[BPWW2026] Baran, Radomił; Pikul, Piotr; Woerdeman, Hugo J.; Wojtylak, Michał. Contractive realization theory for the annulus and other intersections of disks on the Riemann sphere. Journal of Functional Analysis 290 (2026), no. 8, 111346. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfa.2026.111346. arXiv PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.03236. Google Scholar
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[BPWW2026-known-interval] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.2, Introduction quote: “The constant is the 2-variate version of the Bohr constant, and is known to lie in the interval . We are able to narrow the interval to in Theorem 6.4.”
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[BPWW2026-ub-K2-0-3177] loc: arXiv v1 PDF p.18, Theorem 6.4 quote: “Theorem 6.4. .”
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[G2026] Griego, Sebastian. Rational-inner Fejer averaging certificate for the bidisc Bohr radius bound , submitted to this repository (2026).
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[G2026-ub-K2-0-3174541] loc: pull request certificate and exact verifier quote: “The exact integer verifier proves and the rational-inner Fejer averaging certificate proves on the bidisc.”
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[P2026] Patel, Shivam. Complex phases and a certified upper bound for the bidisc Bohr radius. Research note and reproducibility record, 26 August 2026. MathDB solution. Exact Python and Lean proof package, v1.0.0, Zenodo, 5 September 2026, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22341928; GitHub release; pinned source.
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[P2026-ub-K2-0-302825279492] loc: the analytic and finite coefficient certificates in the package README;
certificate/EndToEnd.lean, theoremOptim.BohrRadius.bohrRadius_lt_302825279492_div_10pow12statement: The explicit Schur witness and exact finite coefficient comparison prove . The exact value of remains open.
Progress & source assessment
Repository table (commit 2c1968c, 26 September 2026): best known lower bound 0.3006; best known upper bound 0.302825279492. Values marked with an asterisk have minimal verification.
Known upper bounds
| Bound | Reference | Comments |
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| [BK1997] | General upper bound (hence ). [BK1997-ub-1-3] | |
| [BPWW2026] | Explicit construction giving (Theorem 6.4). [BPWW2026-ub-K2-0-3177] | |
| [G2026] | Degree- polynomial from a rational-inner Fejer averaging certificate. Exact integer verification gives . [G2026-ub-K2-0-3174541] | |
| [P2026] | Set , , , , and , with , , and . Two independent exact computations of the 841 coefficients with give a finite majorant greater than at . Proof package v1.0.0, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22341928; archived bidisc-bohr-certificate-v1.0.0.zip SHA-256: afc77b42cdd9de9b82e3d4c6a973dc32bf82b2c19960df58507b9a5cf333928b. [P2026-ub-K2-0-302825279492] |
Known lower bounds
| Bound | Reference | Comments |
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| [BK1997] | Special case of . [BK1997-lb-1-3sqrt] | |
| [Kne2025] | Lower bound for the bidisc: . [Kne2025-lb-K2-0-3006] |
- [1]Davis, Damek; Ivanisvili, Paata; Tao, Terence (maintainers). Optimization Constants in Mathematics, github.com/teorth/optimizationproblems (commit 2c1968c, 26 September 2026). — Bohr radius for the bidisc ($C_{59}$) linkApache-2.0 (repository license); constant pages reproduced with attribution; repository references retained.
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