The real Hilbert space factorization property conjecture

Let XX and YY be real Banach spaces. The pair (X,Y)(X,Y) has the Hilbert space factorization property (HFP) when every bounded operator ϕ:XY\phi:X\to Y satisfies γ2(ϕ)=ϕ\gamma_2(\phi)=\|\phi\|. Real HFP conjecture. A pair (X,Y)(X,Y) of real Banach spaces has the HFP if and only if XX or YY is a Hilbert space.

The complex case has an additional nontrivial example, while the conjecture asserts that over the reals only pairs involving a Hilbert space have this property.

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Guillaume Aubrun and Alexander Müller-Hermes, “Limit formulas for norms of tensor power operators”, arXiv:2410.23063 (2024).

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