Ge–Li–Lu–Zhou factor-two constrained commutator conjecture

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Let K=R\mathbb{K}=\mathbb{R} or K=C\mathbb{K}=\mathbb{C}, and let B,B2,…,Bm∈M(n,K)B,B_2,\ldots,B_m\in M(n,\mathbb{K}). Let B∗B^* denote the conjugate transpose and let [A,B]=AB−BA[A,B]=AB-BA. Assume

tr⁡(BαBβ∗)=0\operatorname{tr}(B_\alpha B_\beta^*)=0

for every 2≤α≠β≤m2\leq\alpha\ne\beta\leq m. Ge–Li–Lu–Zhou conjecture. Then

∑α=2m∥[B,Bα]∥2≤(2max⁡2≤α≤m∥Bα∥2+∑α=2m∥Bα∥2)∥B∥2.\sum_{\alpha=2}^{m}\|[B,B_\alpha]\|^2\leq\left(2\max_{2\leq\alpha\leq m}\|B_\alpha\|^2+\sum_{\alpha=2}^{m}\|B_\alpha\|^2\right)\|B\|^2.

The source describes this as another equivalent form of the fundamental Lu–Wenzel conjecture, apparently stronger in appearance but with a factor of 22 in the bound; no resolution status is supplied.

References

Primary source

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

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