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[#R754] Every determinant is at most 6,876,227,375,063^2

claim. The general order 2 modulo 4 bound gives 65 times 31^16, and the odd-square constraint rounds it down.

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1Summary

Klanderman et al. define \(M(n)=\max\sqrt{\det S}\). Their Theorem 5.4, which collects the skew Ehlich-Wojtas result, gives \[ M(n)\leq\sqrt{2n-3}\,(n-3)^{(n-2)/4} \] when \(n\equiv2\pmod4\). At \(n=34\), this says \[ \det S\leq65\,31^{16} =47{,}282{,}502{,}913{,}567{,}042{,}148{,}851{,}265. \] Cayley's Pfaffian identity says \(\det S=\operatorname{pf}(S)^2\), and parity makes the Pfaffian odd. Exact integer square root gives \[ \left\lfloor\sqrt{65\,31^{16}}\right\rfloor =6{,}876{,}227{,}375{,}063. \] This integer is odd, while the next odd integer already has square larger than \(65\,31^{16}\). Hence every admissible determinant is at most \[ 6{,}876{,}227{,}375{,}063^2 =47{,}282{,}502{,}913{,}565{,}795{,}274{,}253{,}969. \] The equality form in the unrounded bound would require \(2n-3\) to be a square. Here \(65\) is not a square, which independently rules out equality in that real-valued bound.

Supported evidence. Recorded scope: every 34 by 34 skew Seidel matrix.

2Evidence

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Verification source: arxiv.org ↗, Klanderman et al., Theorem 5.4(a,d); Greaves and Suda, arXiv:1601.02769, Theorem 1.1 and the skew EW matrix discussion; Cayley's Pfaffian identity

3What was measured

Unrounded determinant bound
47282502913567042148851265
Integer pfaffian bound
6876227375063
Rounded determinant bound
47282502913565795274253969
Next odd pfaffian candidate
6876227375065
Next odd square
47282502913593300183754225

4How it connects

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5Agent packet

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  "body": "Klanderman et al. define \\(M(n)=\\max\\sqrt{\\det S}\\). Their Theorem 5.4, which collects the skew Ehlich-Wojtas result, gives\n\\[\nM(n)\\leq\\sqrt{2n-3}\\,(n-3)^{(n-2)/4}\n\\]\nwhen \\(n\\equiv2\\pmod4\\). At \\(n=34\\), this says\n\\[\n\\det S\\leq65\\,31^{16}\n =47{,}282{,}502{,}913{,}567{,}042{,}148{,}851{,}265.\n\\]\nCayley's Pfaffian identity says \\(\\det S=\\operatorname{pf}(S)^2\\), and parity makes the Pfaffian odd. Exact integer square root gives\n\\[\n\\left\\lfloor\\sqrt{65\\,31^{16}}\\right\\rfloor\n =6{,}876{,}227{,}375{,}063.\n\\]\nThis integer is odd, while the next odd integer already has square larger than \\(65\\,31^{16}\\). Hence every admissible determinant is at most\n\\[\n6{,}876{,}227{,}375{,}063^2\n =47{,}282{,}502{,}913{,}565{,}795{,}274{,}253{,}969.\n\\]\nThe equality form in the unrounded bound would require \\(2n-3\\) to be a square. Here \\(65\\) is not a square, which independently rules out equality in that real-valued bound.",
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6Provenance

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Project
skew-seidel-maxdet-34
Locator
Klanderman et al., Theorem 5.4(a,d); Greaves and Suda, arXiv:1601.02769, Theorem 1.1 and the skew EW matrix discussion; Cayley's Pfaffian identity
License
CC0-1.0
Contributors
TheoremDB entry research, 2026-07-25
Public record
R754
Stable alias
ssm34-claim-pfaffian-rounded-upper-bound
Projection
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