Threshold and positive-energy bound states of the BFSS matrix model
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Proves that the undeformed relative \(\mathrm{SU}(N)\) BFSS model has exactly one normalizable zero-energy state for every finite N ≥ 2, resolving the threshold-bound-state conjecture. For \(\mathrm{SU}(2)\), a companion proves infinitely many normalizable positive-energy eigenstates with unbounded energies, contradicting the original BFSS paper’s exclusion of additional bound states at N = 2.
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For every integer N\ge2,
\dim\Ker H_N=1.
The kernel consists of \Spin(9)-invariant states and is even in the fermion grading just specified.
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Theorem 1.1in Positive eigenvalues of the relative SU(2) BFSS Hamiltonian, 5 October 2026.
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For every finite N ≥ 2, we prove that undeformed \(\mathop{\mathrm{SU}}\nolimits (N)\) BFSS matrix quantum mechanics has exactly one normalizable zero-energy state after removing the center of mass. This establishes the threshold-bound-state conjecture.
We prove that the relative \(\mathop{\mathrm{SU}}\nolimits (2)\) BFSS Hamiltonian has infinitely many positive eigenvalues tending to infinity, with square-integrable eigenvectors. The operator is defined by closing the gauge-invariant supercharge form. This refutes, at N = 2, the exclusion of normalizable positive-energy states stated in the original BFSS paper.
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Theorem 1.1
In The unique threshold bound state of the SU(N) BFSS model, 24 September 2026
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Theorem 1.1
In Positive eigenvalues of the relative SU(2) BFSS Hamiltonian, 5 October 2026
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