Grothendieck's theorem for Bessel sequences

Lukas Liehr, Mitchell A. Taylor, Peiyang Yu

Liehr, Taylor and Yu prove that every countable Bessel sequence of bound 1 in a complex Hilbert space has its full Gram matrix, including diagonal entries, represented by correlations of complex functions on [0,1] bounded in modulus by 1.

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What was already known

Earlier one-family results either covered finite real sequences with a weaker bound or did not preserve diagonal entries. The countable representation was an open problem.

AI involvement AI-centered

The authors guided GPT-5.4 to a finite real bounded-function construction, then generalized it to countable complex sequences. GPT-5.5 assisted the Lean verification.

GPT-5.4 supplied the central finite real construction under author guidance; the authors supplied the complex countable extension.

Importance Major

The theorem gives a sharp complete-Gram representation for countable complex Bessel sequences.

Limitations

GPT-5.4 supplied the finite real construction; the authors developed the countable complex extension. The Lean check covers the existence theorem, not the paper’s separate optimality and orthonormal-extension claims.

Technical verification Formal (Lean 4/Mathlib kernel, Comparator and NanoDa)

Lean and NanoDa reportedly check the selected K=1 complete-Gram existence statement.

Formal checking

Compilation of Showcase_WithProofs.lean, axiom audit and Comparator statement comparison

Checker
Lean 4 kernel and NanoDa
Scope
GrothendieckBessel.main: countable complex Bessel-bound-1 Gram realization with K=1
Basis
Reported by the linked checker
Evidence source

Checking a formal statement does not establish that it matches the original problem.

Human understanding Full

The authors explain the finite construction and its countable complex extension.

Correction and publication history

2026-10-18 · publication

The model’s finite construction is retained in the countable complex theorem; the separate application and optimality observation are outside this claim.

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