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HRT Conjecture

Heil, Ramanathan and Topiwala conjectured in 1996 that any finite set of time-frequency shifts of a nonzero square-integrable function is linearly independent. This refutes it: there is a Schwartz function admitting 12 linearly dependent time-frequency shifts.

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Prior state unknowndisproved

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Occurred: Aug 5, 2026

Delta type: SOURCE CLAIM

Assumptions: VibeMathed verification: unreviewed. Publication: preprint. AI contribution: ai-co-developed. Imported under CC BY 4.0.

Canonical aliases: HRT Conjecture

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VibeMathed
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GPT-5.6 Pro
model · ai model contributor · OpenAI

Markus Faulhuber
human · human collaborator

Philipp Petersen
human · human collaborator

Jordy Timo van Velthoven
human · human collaborator

Felix Voigtlaender
human · human collaborator

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This event attributed to Markus Faulhuber

This event attributed to Philipp Petersen

This event attributed to Jordy Timo van Velthoven

This event attributed to Felix Voigtlaender

This event attributed to GPT-5.6 Pro

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