Dimension-independent Welch-bound conjecture for positive definite functions

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Let U(d)U(d) be the unitary group, let H(d)H(d) be the set of complex Hadamard matrices in U(d)U(d), and let B(d)B(d) be the optimal positive-definite-functions upper bound for mutually unbiased bases, with B(d)d+1B(d)\leq d+1. Strong lower-bound conjecture. For every integer d1d\geq 1, the method of positive definite functions cannot improve on the Welch bound, so that B(d)=d+1B(d)=d+1. This would rule out any improvement by this method in every dimension. The paper proves the corresponding polynomial bound B6(6)=7B_{\leq 6}(6)=7 but does not establish the assertion for all dimensions.

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Afonso S. Bandeira, Nikolaus Doppelbauer and Dmitriy Kunisky, “Dual bounds for the positive definite functions approach to mutually unbiased bases”, arXiv:2202.13259 (2022).

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