BPS spectra of $\operatorname{tr}[\Psi^p]$ matrix models for odd $p$
Abstract
We compute exact finite-rank BPS generating functions for the fermionic matrix model with single-trace supercharge at , together with partial data at . In all complete computed cases, the charge-resolved spectrum exhibits an overdetermined factorization -- a power of , times an onset monomial , times , times a palindromic reduced polynomial -- despite the loss of Casimir solvability at . We prove rank palindromicity from the exterior top-degree pairing; at , the ten low-charge ranks and the minimal divisibility condition determine the remaining middle rank, and direct computation confirms the full generating function. For fixed , the mod- Witten indices give a closed-form index floor; together with the trivial Hilbert-space upper bound, this places any accumulation point of in the window . A rank-projection tower gives rigorous lower bounds on the projection-fortuitous cohomology. In matched SYK examples at , the BPS count saturates the index floor, whereas the single-trace matrix model has nonzero index excess and broader charge support.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.27164,
title = {BPS spectra of $\operatorname{tr}[\Psi^p]$ matrix models for odd $p$},
author = {Miguel Tierz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27164},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
32 pages, 9 figures