Lu–Wenzel eigenvalue conjecture

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Let TX:M(n,C)M(n,C)T_X:M(n,\mathbb{C})\to M(n,\mathbb{C}) be defined by TX(Y)=[X,[X,Y]]T_X(Y)=[X^*,[X,Y]], and let λ1(TX)λN(TX)\lambda_1(T_X)\geq\cdots\geq\lambda_N(T_X) be its eigenvalues. Lu–Wenzel eigenvalue conjecture. For XM(n,K)X\in M(n,\mathbb{K}) with X=1\|X\|=1,

λ1(TX)+λ3(TX)3.\lambda_1(T_X)+\lambda_3(T_X)\leq 3.

The supplied text identifies this as a Lu–Wenzel conjecture and says it implies a bound for the case k=2k=2 of the related eigenvalue question; no resolution is stated.

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Primary source

Jianquan Ge, Fagui Li, Zizhou Tang and Yi Zhou, “A survey on the DDVV-type inequalities”, arXiv:2402.01085 (2024).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2019–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1908.06624.

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