The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture
Closes both gaps left open by Bandeira and Maillard: exact fitting, and removal of the operator-norm constraint. The threshold turns out to be governed by the statistical dimension d(d+1)/4 of the PSD cone.
Exact FrontierDelta
Scope and record
Occurred: Aug 10, 2026
Delta type: SOURCE CLAIM
Assumptions: VibeMathed verification: unreviewed. Publication: preprint. AI contribution: ai-co-developed. Imported under CC BY 4.0.
Canonical aliases: The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture · Ellipsoid fitting conjecture
Confidence: Not scored
Registry verification: unreviewed · preprint · resolved
Attribution
VibeMathed
registry · event recorded by
Theodor Misiakiewicz
human · human collaborator
Garrett G. Wen
human · human collaborator
GPT-5.6
model · ai model contributor · OpenAI
Lineage and corrections
This event attributed to Garrett G. Wen
This event attributed to Theodor Misiakiewicz
This event attributed to GPT-5.6