Complex square and rectangular multiplication bounds
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Over C, do the arithmetic matrix-multiplication exponents satisfy $\omega <2.258$, the dual rectangular exponent $\alpha >0.465$, and $w(0.709)<2.092$, using exact arithmetic operations?Short English statement
Over C, do the arithmetic matrix-multiplication exponents satisfy $\omega <2.258$, the dual rectangular exponent $\alpha >0.465$, and $w(0.709)<2.092$, using exact arithmetic operations?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://people.math.sc.edu/cooper/combprob.html.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Complex-Matrix-Multiplication-Below-2.258-and-Rectangular-Bounds-September-24-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for CS-125
The result supplies the conclusion in this problem with its displayed hypotheses and quantifiers. The broader statements and applications in the manuscript are kept separate from the particular question above. The supporting result is manuscript 1 (family 107; 2026-09-24).
Complex square and rectangular multiplication bounds
OpenAI's claim
OpenAI presents the following claims relevant to this question, with manuscript numbers following paper order in Sources. In manuscript 1 (family 107; 2026-09-24), the asserted result is that characteristic-zero matrix multiplication has square exponent below $2.258$, dual exponent above $0.465$, and rectangular exponent at aspect $0.709$ below $2.092$, with the stated finite-characteristic exceptions.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Manuscript 1.
In exact complex arithmetic, let $\omega$ be the square matrix-multiplication exponent, $w(k)$ the exponent for multiplying an $n\times n^k$ matrix by an $n^k\times n$ matrix, and $\alpha=\sup\{k:w(k)=2\}$. The claimed bounds are \[ \omega<1129/500=2.258,\qquad\alpha>0.465,\qquad w(0.709)<2.092. \] These are arithmetic exponents, rather than bit-complexity or finite-precision bounds.Outline of the argument
For manuscript 1 (family 107; 2026-09-24), an auxiliary tensor supplies a conditional label to the missing third leg while retaining a dot-product block. Recursive completion trees and finite-family entropy optimization produce certified parameters; a strict comparison argument verifies the advertised boundaries.Formal verification
For manuscript 1 (family 107; 2026-09-24), the documented Lean scope is the stated matrix-multiplication exponent estimates over $\mathbb C$, including the rectangular bounds; the declarations do not extend these estimates to all characteristic-zero fields or the claimed finite-characteristic range.The selected statement includes the clause used for this problem.
The linked family Comparator checks are MatrixFields.lean, MatrixMultiplication.lean.
Their named declarations include OAI.MatrixAllFields.MatrixMultiplication.AllFieldMain.omega_lt_source_constant, OAI.MatrixMultiplication.complex_alpha_gt_93_div_200, OAI.MatrixMultiplication.complex_omega_le_nine_quarters, OAI.MatrixMultiplication.complex_rectangular_omega_lt_523_div_250.
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Status caveat
The manuscripts were produced by an internal OpenAI model. OpenAI cautions that results without formalization can contain mistakes. This site has not independently checked the proofs; the label records the scope of OpenAI's claim.Sources
- OpenAI, Complex Matrix Multiplication Below 2.258 and Rectangular Bounds, 2026-09-24; citation key
OAI:Complex-Matrix-Multiplication-Below-2.258-and-Rectangular-Bounds-September-24-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main, thm:square, thm:rectangular. - Family 107: Lean scope.
- Comparator MatrixFields.json.
- Comparator MatrixFields.lean.
- Comparator MatrixMultiplication.json.
- Comparator MatrixMultiplication.lean.
- OpenAI catalogue entry.