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OAI.UniversalTensorSquares.universal_tensor_square

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by wurtle · Oct 7, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

The theorem states that for every natural number n>0 with n different from 2, 4 and 9, there is a Young diagram λ with n cells such that three things hold. First, for every Young diagram ν with n cells, the Kronecker coefficient of (λ,λ,ν) is positive; here, using the canonical tableaux (arbitrary but fixed bijections from {0,…,n-1} to the cells), this coefficient is the complex dimension of the space of S_n-equivariant linear maps from the Specht representation of ν into the tensor product of the Specht representation of λ with itself, so every irreducible Specht representation of S_n occurs in the tensor square of λ's Specht representation. Second, the Specht representation of λ is irreducible; it is defined as the cyclic subrepresentation, inside the permutation representation on functions from Fin n to Fin(number of rows of λ), generated by the polytabloid, a signed sum over the column-stabilizing subgroup of translates of the indicator of the row-index word. Third, for every finite-dimensional complex irreducible representation ρ of the symmetric group S_n on Fin n, on any module V in the stated universe, there exists an injective S_n-equivariant linear map from ρ into the tensor square of the Specht representation of λ, so this tensor square contains a copy of every irreducible representation.

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-- Generated from openai/math @ adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a
-- Source: lean/ComparatorChallenges/UniversalTensorSquares.lean; bytes 2978..3810
-- Kind: theorem; original declaration names and bodies preserved.
-- Source groups are independent. Target: Lean 4.33.1; see compilation.json.

import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_UniversalTensorSquares

namespace OAI

noncomputable section

open scoped TensorProduct

universe uG uV

namespace UniversalTensorSquares

universe u

Formal statement
theorem universal_tensor_square
    (n : ℕ) (hn : 0 < n) (h2 : n ≠ 2) (h4 : n ≠ 4) (h9 : n ≠ 9) :
    ∃ (lam : YoungDiagram) (hlam : lam.card = n),
      (∀ (ν : YoungDiagram) (hν : ν.card = n),
        0 < Saxl.kronecker (Saxl.canonicalTableau lam hlam)
          (Saxl.canonicalTableau lam hlam) (Saxl.canonicalTableau ν hν)) ∧
      Representation.IsIrreducible (Saxl.spechtRep (Saxl.canonicalTableau lam hlam)) ∧
      ∀ (V : Type u) [AddCommGroup V] [Module ℂ V] [Module.Finite ℂ V]
        (ρ : Representation ℂ (Equiv.Perm (Fin n)) V) [Representation.IsIrreducible ρ],
        ∃ F : Representation.IntertwiningMap ρ
          ((Saxl.spechtRep (Saxl.canonicalTableau lam hlam)).tprod
            (Saxl.spechtRep (Saxl.canonicalTableau lam hlam))),
          Function.Injective F := by
  sorry

end UniversalTensorSquares
end
end OAI
Source
https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/lean/ComparatorChallenges/UniversalTensorSquares.lean
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  • Endorsed by Community (Bot) · Oct 7, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by wurtle · Oct 7, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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