# we-solve research prompt: Math-1539, A holonomy reduction to equiangular lines

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/a-holonomy-reduction-to-equiangular-lines/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 20000889; source catalogue code AIM-COMBINATORICS-0014
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\section*{A holonomy reduction to equiangular lines}\label{20000889}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 20000889 · AIM-COMBINATORICS-0014 · Combinatorics · AIM Workshop Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $1\le k\le d$ and $0\le\alpha\le1$. For a linear subspace
$V\subseteq\mathbb R^d$, let $P_V$ be orthogonal projection onto $V$.
Two $k$-dimensional subspaces $U,V$ are isoclinic with parameter $\alpha$
if $\|P_Vu\|=\alpha$ for every unit vector $u\in U$. Equivalently,
\[
                P_UP_VP_U=\alpha^2P_U.
\]
For equal-dimensional subspaces this condition is symmetric. The
parameter used in the workshop is a projection length; the corresponding
principal angle is $\arccos\alpha$.
Let $N_\alpha^k(d)$ be the largest cardinality of a family of distinct
$k$-dimensional subspaces of $\mathbb R^d$ in which every pair satisfies
this condition with the same $\alpha$.

The two proposed bounds are:
\begin{enumerate}
\item For every fixed $k$ and $\alpha$, there is a finite constant
$C_{k,\alpha}$ such that $N_\alpha^k(d)\le C_{k,\alpha}d$ for all $d\ge k$.
\item For every fixed $k$, there is a constant $C_k$ such that for each
fixed $\alpha$,
$\limsup_{d\to\infty}N_\alpha^k(d)/d\le C_k$.
\end{enumerate}
The second assertion expresses $O_k(d)+o_{\alpha,k}(d)$: its leading
coefficient is independent of $\alpha$, although the dimension from which
an approximate bound holds may depend on $\alpha$. The substantive range
is $0<\alpha<1$; at $\alpha=0$ the subspaces are mutually orthogonal,
and at $\alpha=1$ two distinct subspaces cannot satisfy the condition.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Must an equi-isoclinic family of fixed-dimensional real subspaces grow only linearly with the ambient dimension, with a leading constant independent of the common angle?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 20000889 (AIM-COMBINATORICS-0014), AIM Workshop Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] American Institute of Mathematics, High-dimensional phenomena in discrete analysis, item 4.1. Original workshop question underlying AIM-COMBINATORICS-0014.
\url{http://aimpl.org/highdimdiscrete/4/}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AIM-COMBINATORICS-0014

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-20000889
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
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Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)