Positivity of the quadratic overshoot coefficients in the NPA hierarchy

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For each finite NPA level kk, let aka_k be the coefficient in the small-ss expansion

ck(s)=4s+aks2+O(s3),c_k(s)=4-s+a_k s^2+O(s^3),

where the coefficients satisfy ak0a_k\downarrow0 as kk increases. Positivity conjecture. ak>0a_k>0 for every finite kk.

This would imply that every finite NPA level fails to be exact sufficiently close to the critical line, while the required exact level still remains finite for each fixed s>0s>0 and diverges as s0+s\to0^+. The claim is identified in the source as an open question of Gigena and is consistent with convergence of the NPA hierarchy.

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Primary source

Anton Pakhunov, “A phase transition in the exactness of the NPA hierarchy at the critical doubly-tilted CHSH functional”, arXiv:2607.13774 (2026).

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