A gap in the open spin-one chain with fixed same-sign boundary fields
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For spin-one $H_L=sum_{j=-L}^{L-1}$ $S_j\cdot S_{j+1}-(3/5)(S_{-L}^z+S_L^z)$, is the difference between its two lowest eigenvalues, counted with multiplicity, greater than log(10)/392 for every integer $L\geq 960$?Short English statement
For spin-one $H_L=sum_{j=-L}^{L-1}$ $S_j\cdot S_{j+1}-(3/5)(S_{-L}^z+S_L^z)$, is the difference between its two lowest eigenvalues, counted with multiplicity, greater than log(10)/392 for every integer $L\geq 960$?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/A-boundary-field-gap-for-the-spin-one-Heisenberg-chain-September-24-2026/build/main.tex.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/A-boundary-field-gap-for-the-spin-one-Heisenberg-chain-September-24-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Phys-49
Odd open spin-one chains with endpoint field $3/5$ are claimed to have gap above $\log(10)/392$ from the stated length onward, with selected infinite-volume index $-1$. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
A gap in the open spin-one chain with fixed same-sign boundary fields
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. Odd open spin-one chains with endpoint field $3/5$ are claimed to have gap above $\log(10)/392$ from the stated length onward, with selected infinite-volume index $-1$.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
For a spin-one open chain on $2L+1$ sites, with coupling one and equal endpoint fields, set \[ H_L(h)=\sum_{j=-L}^{L-1}\boldsymbol S_j\cdot\boldsymbol S_{j+1} -h(S_{-L}^z+S_L^z),\qquad\sum_a(S^a)^2=2I. \] Let $E_0\le E_1$ be its two lowest eigenvalues counting multiplicity. At the fixed field $h=3/5$, the claimed bound is \[ E_1(L,3/5)-E_0(L,3/5)>\frac{\log10}{392}\qquad(L\ge960). \] No endpoint-to-endpoint bond is included.Outline of the argument
Endpoint fields enter boundary vectors of a spatial transfer operator. Periodic concentration estimates are extended to boundary-weighted moments, and finite initialization with quadratic improvement gives the uniform gap; the index conclusion then uses the cited index theorem.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, A boundary-field gap for the spin-one Heisenberg chain, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:A-boundary-field-gap-for-the-spin-one-Heisenberg-chain-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.