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The Matrix Spencer Conjecture for C*-Algebra Contractions

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matrix-spencer-algebraic-caseProbability & statisticsposed by Nikhil Bansal, Haotian Jiang, Raghu Meka, 2022recorded: partial

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A structured special case of the Matrix Spencer conjecture, reached through the representation theory of finite-dimensional C*-algebras: the conjectured discrepancy bound holds for every family of contractions contained in a suitable algebra.

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a structured special case, proved the same week as the independent group version

The Matrix Spencer conjecture is the matrix analogue of Spencer's six standard deviations theorem and one of the best known open problems in discrepancy theory, with a decade of partial results behind it.

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    Attempt 1

    proof attemptGPT-5.5 Pro with Emrullah Akbas, Suvrit Sra ·
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    a structured special case, proved the same week as the independent group version

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