On irregularities of distribution. IV (Q1969343)

[Part III, cf. J. Aust. Math. Soc., Ser. A 60, 228-244 (1996; Zbl 0853.11065).] Let \({\mathcal P}\) be a distribution of \(N\) points in the unit torus \(U^{K+L}\), where \(K\geq 2\) and \(L\geq 1\). Let \(A\) be a compact and convex body in \(U^K\). For any real number \(\lambda\in(0,1]\), any proper orthogonal transformation \(\tau\in {\mathcal T}\) on \(\mathbb{R}^K\) any vectors \(u\in U^K\) and \(y\in U^L\), consider the Cartesian product \(A(\lambda,\tau, u)\times B(y)\), where \(A( \lambda,\tau,u) =\{\tau (\lambda x)+ u:x\in A\}\) and \(B(y)=[0,y_1)\times \cdots\times[0, y_L)\) for \(y=(y_1, \dots, y_L)\). Let \[ Z\bigl[{\mathcal P}; A(\lambda, \tau,u) \times B(y)\bigr]= \#\bigl[{\mathcal P}\cap A(\lambda,\tau, u)\times B(y)\bigr], \] where \(\mu_K\) and \(\mu_L\) denote the \(K\)-dimensional and \(L\)-dimensional Lebesgue measure. The author proves the following interesting result on the discrepancy function \[ D\bigl[{\mathcal P}; A(\lambda, \tau,u)\times B(y)\bigr]= Z\bigl[{\mathcal P};A (\lambda, \tau,u) \times B(y)\bigr]- N\mu_K \bigl(A (\lambda, \tau,u)\bigr) \mu_L \bigl(B(y) \bigr). \] Theorem. Suppose that \(W\geq 2\) and the natural number \(N\geq 1\). Suppose further that \(A\) is a compact and convex body in \(U^K\) satisfying \(r(A)\geq N^{-1/K}\) where \(r(A)\) denotes the radius of the largest inscribed ball of \(A\). (a) For every distribution \({\mathcal P}\) of \(N\) points in \(U^{K+L}\), we have \[ \int^1_0 \int_{\mathcal T\int_{U^K}} \int_{U^L} \biggl|D\bigl[ {\mathcal P};A (\lambda,\tau, u)\times B(y)\bigr] \biggr|^W dy du d \tau d \lambda\gg_{A, L,W}N^{(1-1/K) W/2}. \] (b) There exists a distribution \({\mathcal P}\) of \(N\) points in \(U^{K+L}\) such that \[ \int^1_0\int_{\mathcal T} \int_{U^K} \int_{U^L} \biggl|D\bigl[ {\mathcal P};A(\lambda, \tau,u)\times B(y) \bigr]\biggr |^Wdy du d\tau d\lambda\ll_{A, L,W}N^{(1-1/K)W/2}. \] The author gives a detailed proof of part (b). Part (a) follows from earlier results of J. Beck and W. W. L. Chen.