Infinite-dimensional operator invariant-subspace conjecture

Let f1,,fl,gCxf_1,\ldots,f_l,g\in\mathbb{C}\langle\underline{x}\rangle. For a complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H}, let B(H)\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H}) denote the bounded operators on H\mathcal{H}, and let A=(A1,,Ad)B(H)d\underline{A}=(A_1,\ldots,A_d)\in\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})^d. Infinite-dimensional operator conjecture. The following are equivalent: (i) for every complex Hilbert space H\mathcal{H} and every tuple AB(H)d\underline{A}\in\mathcal{B}(\mathcal{H})^d, every joint invariant subspace of f1(A),,fl(A)f_1(\underline{A}),\ldots,f_l(\underline{A}) is invariant under g(A)g(\underline{A}); (ii) gg belongs to the unital C\mathbb{C}-algebra generated by f1,,flf_1,\ldots,f_l. The finite-dimensional version does not hold in the general non-homogeneous case for l2l\geq2, so this conjecture asks whether allowing evaluations on infinite-dimensional bounded operators restores the equivalence.

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Sizhuo Yan, Jianting Yang and Lihong Zhi, “A Homogeneous Nullstellensatz for Joint Invariant Subspaces”, arXiv:2602.22233 (2026).

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