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.
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Scope and record
Occurred: Oct 29, 2026
Delta type: REGISTRY REVISION
Assumptions: VibeMathed verification: unreviewed. Publication: preprint. AI contribution: ai-co-developed. VibeMathed editorial classifications, scores, notes, relations, and dataset structure are CC BY 4.0. Source statements and linked content retain their own rights.
Canonical aliases: The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture · Ellipsoid fitting conjecture
Confidence: Not scored
Registry verification: unreviewed · preprint · resolved
Attribution
VibeMathed
registry · event recorded by
GPT-5.6
model · ai model contributor · OpenAI
Theodor Misiakiewicz
human · human collaborator
Garrett G. Wen
human · human collaborator
Lineage and corrections
Corrects The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture →
Supersedes The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture →
This event attributed to Garrett G. Wen
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. parent of this event
This event attributed to GPT-5.6
VibeMathed record: The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture evidence for this event
The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture parent of this event
The Ellipsoid Fitting Conjecture evidence for this event
This event attributed to Theodor Misiakiewicz
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