Hu–Ye multiplicity conjecture for hypermatrices

Let M\mathcal{M} be an order hh hypermatrix of dimension nn, and let μ\mu be an eigenvalue of M\mathcal{M}. Write amM(μ)am_{\mathcal{M}}(\mu) for its algebraic multiplicity and gmM(μ)gm_{\mathcal{M}}(\mu) for its geometric multiplicity. Hu–Ye multiplicity conjecture. One has

amM(μ)gmM(μ)(h1)gmM(μ)1.am_{\mathcal{M}}(\mu) \geq gm_{\mathcal{M}}(\mu)(h-1)^{gm_{\mathcal{M}}(\mu)-1}.

This conjecture relates algebraic and geometric multiplicities for eigenvalues of hypermatrices; the source gives no resolution.

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Shashwath S Shetty and K Arathi Bhat, “Spectral Theory of Hypergraphs: A Survey”, arXiv:2507.13664 (2025).

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