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On Samuels’ Conjecture

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Claims Samuels’ sharp mean-vector formula and the full sharp Feige formula for every δ > 0.

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Theorem 1.1 and Corollary 1.3; arXiv submitted 18 August, manuscript dated 19 August

Claims Samuels’ sharp mean-vector formula and the full sharp Feige formula for every δ > 0.

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Passage ID: feige-conjecture:entry:ling:v1

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Feige’s probability conjecture →

Problem publication v7

The later proposal for every positive deviation →

Source assessment

Proposed

Full sharp deviation formula proposed by Ling

Corollary 1.3 covers every δ > 0 via the proposed proof of Samuels’ conjecture; independent assessment is pending.

Source date Aug 18, 2026 · Observed Oct 13, 2026

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Research activity

Assess the later general formula

Compare Ling’s reduction and weighted Bernoulli argument with the July bounds and the exact Samuels statement.

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Zhi Ling

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    On Samuels’ Conjecture

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On Samuels’ Conjecture
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