BIBD conjecture for binders of odd-prime equiangular tight frames

Let pp be an odd prime and let (p,,p)(p,\ldots,p) be a tuple of length s+1s+1. Let G(p,,p)\mathcal G(p,\ldots,p) denote the corresponding equiangular tight frame, and let its binder B(G(p,,p))\mathcal B(\mathcal G(p,\ldots,p)) be the collection of simplices associated with that frame. A (v,k,λ)(v,k,\lambda)-BIBD is a balanced incomplete block design with vv points, block size kk, and parameter λ\lambda.

Binder BIBD conjecture. The binder of G(p,,p)\mathcal G(p,\ldots,p) is a

(p2(s+1),ps+1,ps+11p1)-BIBD.\left(p^{2(s+1)},p^{s+1},\frac{p^{s+1}-1}{p-1}\right)\text{-BIBD}.

This conjecture generalizes the preceding results for the binder constructions, which establish the claimed design structure in lower-dimensional cases. The general assertion for every odd prime pp and every tuple length s+1s+1 remains open.

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Primary source

Bernhard Bodmann and Emily J. King, “Optimal arrangements of classical and quantum states with limited purity”, arXiv:1811.11513 (2020).

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