Unbounded positive point spectrum of relative SU(2) BFSS
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Does the gauge-invariant relative SU(2) BFSS Hamiltonian have an orthonormal sequence of eigenvectors in its operator domain with strictly positive eigenvalues tending to infinity?Short English statement
Does the gauge-invariant relative SU(2) BFSS Hamiltonian have an orthonormal sequence of eigenvectors in its operator domain with strictly positive eigenvalues tending to infinity?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Positive-eigenvalues-of-the-relative-SU-2-BFSS-Hamiltonian-October-5-2026/build/positive-eigenvalues-relative-su2-bfss.tex.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Positive-eigenvalues-of-the-relative-SU-2-BFSS-Hamiltonian-October-5-2026/README.md.
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The relative $SU(2)$ BFSS operator is claimed to have infinitely many normalizable positive-energy eigenstates with eigenvalues tending to infinity. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
Unbounded positive point spectrum of relative SU$2$ BFSS
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OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. The relative $SU(2)$ BFSS operator is claimed to have infinitely many normalizable positive-energy eigenstates with eigenvalues tending to infinity.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
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On $\mathcal H=[L^2(\mathbb R^{27};\mathcal F)]^{\operatorname{SU}(2)}$, use color basis structure constants $f_{abc}=\sqrt2\varepsilon_{abc}$, Clifford generators $\{\theta_\alpha^a,\theta_\beta^b\}=\delta_{\alpha\beta}\delta_{ab}$, and nine real gamma matrices. The relative BFSS Hamiltonian is defined by closing the invariant-core form \[ q(\Psi)=\frac1{16}\sum_{\alpha=1}^{16}\|Q_\alpha\Psi\|^2,\quad Q_\alpha=-i\gamma^i_{\alpha\beta}\theta_\beta^a\partial_{ia} +\tfrac12 f_{abc}x_i^bx_j^c\gamma^{ij}_{\alpha\beta}\theta_\beta^a, \quad\gamma^{ij}=\tfrac12[\gamma^i,\gamma^j]. \] The claim supplies orthonormal $\Psi_j\in\operatorname{Dom}H$ and $E_j>0$ with \[ H\Psi_j=E_j\Psi_j,\qquad E_j\to\infty. \] The positive point spectrum of this specified relative operator is therefore infinite. The nine $\gamma^i$ are real symmetric $16\times16$ matrices with $\{\gamma^i,\gamma^j\}=2\delta_{ij}I$ and $\gamma^{ij}=\tfrac12[\gamma^i,\gamma^j]$. The fermion space $\mathcal F$ is an irreducible complex Clifford module for the $48$ self-adjoint generators, so $\dim\mathcal F=2^{24}$.Outline of the argument
The gauge-invariant supercharge form first defines the relative operator. Selected $\operatorname{Spin}(9)$ symmetry sectors exclude the lowest transverse oscillator levels; the remaining oscillator energy confines those sectors, giving compact spectral pieces with normalizable positive-energy eigenstates despite escape channels in other sectors.Formal verification
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- OpenAI, Positive eigenvalues of the relative SU $2$ BFSS Hamiltonian, 2026-10-05; citation key
OAI:Positive-eigenvalues-of-the-relative-SU-2-BFSS-Hamiltonian-October-5-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - OpenAI catalogue entry.