Noncommutative polynomial optimization under symmetry

Abstract

We present a general framework to exploit the symmetries present in the Navascu{é}s-Pironio-Ac{í}n semidefinite relaxations that approximate invariant noncommutative polynomial optimization problems. We put equal emphasis on the moment and sum-of-squares dual approaches, and provide a pedagogical and formal introduction to the Navascu{é}s-Pironio-Ac{í}n technique before working out the impact of symmetries present in the problem. Using our formalism, we compute analytical sum-of-square certificates for various Bell inequalities, and prove a long-standing conjecture about the exact maximal quantum violation of the CGLMP inequalities for dimension 3 and 4. We also apply our technique to the Sliwa inequalities in the Bell scenario with three parties with binary measurements settings/outcomes. Symmetry reduction is key to scale the applications of the NPA relaxation, and our formalism encompasses and generalizes the approaches found in the literature.

Supplementary material available on GitHub https://github.com/marieio/NPOsym