Real eigenvectors of regular simplex tensors

Let T\mathcal{T} be a regular simplex tensor generated by a regular simplex frame. An eigenvector is a nonzero vector x\mathbf{x} satisfying

T(x,,x,)=λx\mathcal{T}(\mathbf{x},\ldots,\mathbf{x},\cdot)=\lambda\mathbf{x}

for some scalar λ\lambda, with eigenvectors considered up to scaling. The real-eigenvector conjecture. All eigenvectors of a regular simplex tensor are complex, except for the vectors in the frame and, when d6d\geq 6 is even, the vectors on the boundary of the regions of convergence. The conjecture concerns the complete eigenvector lists obtained from the polynomial eigenvector equations; the source presents it as suggested by the computed tables and does not report a proof or resolution.

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Tommi Muller, Elina Robeva and Konstantin Usevich, “Robust Eigenvectors of Symmetric Tensors”, arXiv:2111.06880 (2025).

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