Fourier-Min-Entropy-Influence Conjecture (uniform hypercube)

Determine whether the min-entropy of the squared Fourier coefficient distribution of a Boolean function on the uniform hypercube can be bounded by a universal constant times its total influence; specifically, decide if min_{S⊂[n]} log_2(\hat f(S)^2) ≤ C · I^{(1/2)}[f] holds for all Boolean f: ( {0,1}^n, μ_{1/2}^n ) → {−1,1}.

Background

This conjecture is a weaker variant of the FEI conjecture, replacing Fourier entropy with min-entropy (a measure of the largest Fourier mass). It asks for a constant-factor relationship between min-entropy and total influence for Boolean functions under the uniform measure.

The paper mentions this conjecture to contextualize upper-bound efforts on spectral quantities and contrasts them with the lower-bound results proved in the biased setting.

References

A weaker conjecture is the so-called Fourier-Min-Entropy-Influence Conjecture which asks if the min-entropy $\min_{S\subset[n]}\log_2\hat{f}(S)2$ could be also bounded by constant times of ${\rm I}{(1/2)}[f]."

A Lower Bound for the Fourier Entropy of Boolean Functions on the Biased Hypercube (2511.07739 - Chang, 11 Nov 2025) in Section 1, Introduction