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The Kadison-Ringrose cohomology conjecture

Claims Theorem 1.1: for every complex von Neumann algebra MM and every k≥2k\ge2, every bounded kk-cocycle f∈Cbk(M,M)f\in C_b^k(M,M) with df=0df=0 equals dgdg for some bounded g∈Cbk−1(M,M)g\in C_b^{k-1}(M,M), so Hbk(M,M)=0H_b^k(M,M)=0. Combined with the Kadison-Sakai theorem in degree one this is the full conjecture. The key new input is a Liouville theorem for harmonic maps under a single unitary random walk built from Popa's free-independent sequences in type II1\mathrm{II}_1 algebras. It concerns ordinary bounded cohomology with coefficients in MM itself; it says nothing new about coefficients in B(H)B(H) or about completely bounded cohomology beyond what follows.

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Occurred: Sep 23, 2026

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Claims Theorem 1.1: for every complex von Neumann algebra MM and every k≥2k\ge2, every bounded kk-cocycle f∈Cbk(M,M)f\in C_b^k(M,M) with df=0df=0 equals dgdg for some bounded g∈Cbk−1(M,M)g\in C_b^{k-1}(M,M), so Hbk(M,M)=0H_b^k(M,M)=0. Combined with the Kadison-Sakai theorem in degree one this is the full conjecture. The key new input is a Liouville theorem for harmonic maps under a single unitary random walk built from Popa's free-independent sequences in type II1\mathrm{II}_1 algebras. It concerns ordinary bounded cohomology with coefficients in MM itself; it says nothing new about coefficients in B(H)B(H) or about completely bounded cohomology beyond what follows. parent of this event

Sinclair and Smith, The Hochschild cohomology problem for von Neumann algebras, PNAS 1998 evidence for this event

The Kadison-Ringrose cohomology conjecture evidence for this event

Lean Comparator challenge KadisonRingrose (not in formalization.yaml at this commit) evidence for this event

The Kadison-Ringrose cohomology conjecture parent of this event

Kadison and Ringrose, Cohomology of operator algebras I, Acta Math. 126 (1971) evidence for this event

Lean solution module OAI/Analysis/BoundedHochschild/MainResult.lean evidence for this event

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