Every extremizer of the sharp matrix Lieb–Thirring bound
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Fix $m\geq1$ and $1/2<\gamma<3/2$. Let $W:\mathbb R\to M_m(\mathbb C)$ be measurable, Hermitian, and nonnegative, with $\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^{\gamma+1/2})\,dx<\infty$. Define $H=-d^2/dx^2-W$ on $L^2(\mathbb R;\mathbb C^m)$, and put \[C_\gamma=\left(\frac{\gamma-1/2}{\gamma+1/2}\right)^{\gamma-1/2}\frac{\Gamma(\gamma+1)}{\sqrt\pi\,\Gamma(\gamma+3/2)}.\] Does equality in $\operatorname{Tr}(H_-^\gamma)\leq C_\gamma\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^{\gamma+1/2})\,dx$ hold exactly when a constant unitary change of basis makes $W(x)$ a diagonal collection of zero channels and channels \[(r+1)a_j^2\operatorname{sech}^2(r a_j(x-x_j)),\qquad r=(\gamma-1/2)^{-1},\quad a_j>0,\quad x_j\in\mathbb R?\] Each nonzero scalar channel is required to have exactly one negative eigenvalue, equal to $-a_j^2$.Short English statement
Fix $m\geq1$ and $1/2<\gamma<3/2$. Let $W:\mathbb R\to M_m(\mathbb C)$ be measurable, Hermitian, and nonnegative, with $\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^{\gamma+1/2})\,dx<\infty$. Define $H=-d^2/dx^2-W$ on $L^2(\mathbb R;\mathbb C^m)$, and put \[C_\gamma=\left(\frac{\gamma-1/2}{\gamma+1/2}\right)^{\gamma-1/2}\frac{\Gamma(\gamma+1)}{\sqrt\pi\,\Gamma(\gamma+3/2)}.\] Does equality in $\operatorname{Tr}(H_-^\gamma)\leq C_\gamma\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^{\gamma+1/2})\,dx$ hold exactly when a constant unitary change of basis makes $W(x)$ a diagonal collection of zero channels and channels \[(r+1)a_j^2\operatorname{sech}^2(r a_j(x-x_j)),\qquad r=(\gamma-1/2)^{-1},\quad a_j>0,\quad x_j\in\mathbb R?\] Each nonzero scalar channel is required to have exactly one negative eigenvalue, equal to $-a_j^2$.Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Equality-cases-in-the-sharp-one-dimensional-matrix-Lieb-Thirring-inequality-October-5-2026/build/sections/introduction.tex.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Equality-cases-in-the-sharp-one-dimensional-matrix-Lieb-Thirring-inequality-October-5-2026/README.md.
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All equality cases of that matrix inequality are claimed to be channels in a constant unitary basis, each either zero or a scalar single-state soliton. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
Every extremizer of the sharp matrix Lieb–Thirring bound
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OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. All equality cases of that matrix inequality are claimed to be channels in a constant unitary basis, each either zero or a scalar single-state soliton.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
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Fix a finite matrix size $m\ge1$, $1/2<\gamma<3/2$, and $p=\gamma+1/2$. For measurable Hermitian $W(x)\ge0$ with $\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^p)<\infty$, form $H_W=-d^2/dx^2-W$ by its $H^1$ quadratic form. The source claims \[ \sum_{\lambda_j(H_W)<0}|\lambda_j|^\gamma \le C_\gamma\int_{\mathbb R}\operatorname{tr}(W^p),\quad C_\gamma=\left(\frac{\gamma-1/2}{\gamma+1/2}\right)^{\gamma-1/2} \frac{\Gamma(\gamma+1)}{\sqrt\pi\Gamma(\gamma+3/2)}. \] Writing $r=(\gamma-1/2)^{-1}$, equality occurs exactly for a constant unitary $U$, $0\le k\le m$, $a_j>0$, $x_j\in\mathbb R$, and \[ W(x)=U\operatorname{diag}(w_1(x),\ldots,w_k(x),0,\ldots,0)U^*,\quad w_j(x)=(r+1)a_j^2\operatorname{sech}^2(ra_j(x-x_j)) \] almost everywhere. Each nonzero channel has just the negative eigenvalue $-a_j^2$, and $k=0$ means the zero potential.Outline of the argument
The action estimate is refined to keep each convexity and trace defect. Vanishing defects force pointwise matrix relations and fixed invariant channels, after which the scalar differential equations identify the independent soliton scales and centers.Formal verification
For family 262, the documented result is the sharp scalar one-dimensional inequality in the intermediate exponent range, including all negative eigenvalues. The matrix and full equality-classification companions are not selected. No Comparator is assigned to the selected manuscript here; the family page selects other papers or supporting statements. This site has not executed the Lean code. The scope descriptions do not certify the remaining manuscript arguments.Status caveat
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- OpenAI, Equality cases in the sharp one-dimensional matrix Lieb–Thirring inequality, 2026-10-05; citation key
OAI:Equality-cases-in-the-sharp-one-dimensional-matrix-Lieb-Thirring-inequality-October-5-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 262: Lean scope.
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