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2201.05116

POISSON APPROXIMATION AND WEIBULL ASYMPTOTICS IN THE GEOMETRY OF NUMBERS

Michael Björklund, Alexander Gorodnik

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Strong Field
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Sep 28, 2025, 12:56 AM

Audit review

Both the paper and the model prove Poisson convergence of exceedances and Weibull limits under the same separation hypothesis and (a,b,c)-regularity. However, the model’s evaluation of the limiting constant m0 conflicts with the paper’s. With the scaling δn=|Fn|^{-1/a}(log|Fn|)^{-b/a}, the paper derives |Fn|·Vold(C(δn u))→c·u^a·a^b, hence Nn(·;δn u)⇒ Poi((c a^b/(2ζ(d))) u^a) and η̃Fn/δn⇒Wei((2ζ(d))^{1/a}/(c a^b)^{1/a},a) under µd, for d≥3. The model instead claims m0=c(1/a)^b/(2ζ(d)), attributing the discrepancy to “normalization,” but this would contradict the paper’s explicit computation and statements. Apart from this constant, the model’s proof sketch (small-target asymptotics, mixing, factorial moments) aligns conceptually with the paper’s framework, though the paper implements a more robust W-equidistribution criterion and precise second-moment bounds via Siegel–Rogers.

Referee report (LaTeX)

\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} strong field

\textbf{Justification:}

The paper offers a strong and general method for Poisson approximation in shrinking-target settings on homogeneous spaces, with clear applications to classic problems in the geometry of numbers. The arguments are technically solid and well-structured. A minor clarification concerning the explicit constant in the limiting mean would enhance clarity but does not affect the overall validity.