Conjecture on extremal real equiangular tight frames

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Let d≥5d\geq 5. An equiangular tight frame (ETF) with parameters (d,n)(d,n) is a real ETF for Rd\mathbb{R}^d of size nn. ETF extension conjecture. There exists an ETF with parameters

(d+1,(d+1)(d+2)2)\left(d+1,\frac{(d+1)(d+2)}{2}\right)

if and only if there exists an ETF with parameters

(d,d(d+2)3).\left(d,\frac{d(d+2)}{3}\right).

The conjecture relates two extremal ETF sizes arising from antipodal spherical designs and would connect the existence of the known configurations in dimensions 66 and 2222 with corresponding larger ETFs. Its status is not resolved in the source.

References

Primary source

Zhiqiang Xu, Zili Xu and Wei-Hsuan Yu, “Bounds on antipodal spherical designs with few angles”, arXiv:2007.13999 (2020).

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