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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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analysisAug 5, 2026Significance 33/100Registry: unreviewed

HRT Conjecture

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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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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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