Mathematical problem in von Neumann algebra theory
Connes' embedding problem, formulated by Alain Connes in the 1970s, is a major problem in von Neumann algebra theory. During that time, the problem was reformulated in several different areas of mathematics. Dan Voiculescu developing his free entropy theory found that Connes' embedding problem is related to the existence of microstates. Some results of von Neumann algebra theory can be obtained assuming positive solution to the problem. The problem is connected to some basic questions in quantum theory, which led to the realization that it also has important implications in computer science.
The problem admits a number of equivalent formulations.[1] Notably, it is equivalent to the following long standing problems:
Kirchberg's QWEP conjecture in C*-algebra theory
Tsirelson's problem in quantum information theory
The predual of any (separable) von Neumann algebra is finitely representable in the trace class.
In January 2020, Ji, Natarajan, Vidick, Wright, and Yuen announced a result in quantum complexity theory[2] that implies a negative answer to Connes' embedding problem.[3][4] However, an error was discovered in September 2020 in an earlier result they used; a new proof avoiding the earlier result was published as a preprint in September.[5] A broad outline was published in Communications of the ACM in November 2021,[6] and an article explaining the connection between MIP*=RE and the Connes Embedding Problem appeared in October 2022.[7]
^Hadwin, Don (2001). "A Noncommutative Moment Problem". Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 129 (6): 1785–1791. doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-01-05772-0. JSTOR 2669132.
^Castelvecchi, Davide (2020). "How 'spooky' is quantum physics? The answer could be incalculable". Nature. 577 (7791): 461–462. Bibcode:2020Natur.577..461C. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00120-6. PMID 31965099.
^Hartnett, Kevin (4 March 2020). "Landmark Computer Science Proof Cascades Through Physics and Math". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
^Ji, Zhengfeng; Natarajan, Anand; Vidick, Thomas; Wright, John; Yuen, Henry (27 September 2020). "Quantum soundness of the classical low individual degree test". arXiv:2009.12982 [quant-ph].
^Ji, Zhengfeng; Natarajan, Anand; Vidick, Thomas; Wright, John; Yuen, Henry (November 2021). "MIP* = RE". Communications of the ACM. 64 (11): 131–138. doi:10.1145/3485628. S2CID 210165045.
^Isaac Goldbring (October 2022), "The Connes Embedding Problem: A Guided Tour" (PDF), Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 58 (4): 503–560, doi:10.1090/bull/1768, S2CID 237940159
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