Spectral Rigidity of Commutators: Dynamics, Resonance, and Nilpotency
arXiv:2608.29574
2026
Architecture
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What the math gives to ML
The paper classifies finite-dimensional operators satisfying polynomial relations in the inner derivation \(\operatorname{ad}_A(T)=AT-TA\), showing that the root geometry of the polynomial determines when \(T\) and its commutators are nilpotent. The transferable construction is a commutator-polynomial constraint for learned linear operators: it can create residual transformations whose powers terminate or whose inverse is a finite polynomial. The most realistic neural use is a structured adapter or residual block with a generator \(A\), an operator \(T\), and an explicit penalty enforcing a stable polynomial relation.
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2026
Replace an unconstrained linear residual adapter by an operator \(T\) satisfying a polynomial relation in the commutator operator \(\Delta_A(X)=AX-XA\). Choose the polynomial roots in a stable half-plane so that repeated commutators become nilpotent, making repeated adapter application terminate algebraically and permitting a finite-polynomial inverse of \(I+T\).
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