Zauner's conjecture on maximal complex equiangular tight frames

Let M2M\geq 2. An equiangular tight frame (ETF) in CM\mathbb{C}^M with NN vectors is denoted by ETF(M,N)\operatorname{ETF}(M,N); the maximal possible number of vectors in the complex case is N=M2N=M^2. Zauner's conjecture. There exists an equiangular tight frame ETF(M,M2)\operatorname{ETF}(M,M^2) for every M2M\geq 2. These maximal ETFs are also called symmetric, informationally complete, positive operator-valued measures (SIC-POVMs) and are important in quantum Bayesianism, quantum state tomography, and quantum cryptography. Their existence is conjectured in every dimension, but the general existence question remains open.

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Matthew Fickus and Dustin G. Mixon, “Tables of the existence of equiangular tight frames”, arXiv:1504.00253 (2016).

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