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Randomly fixing elements and transcendence degree
Given $f_1,\ldots,f_n \in \mathbb{F}_q[x_1,\ldots,x_m]$ such that $\deg(f_i) \leq d < q$. Suppose we have for some $1 \leq j \leq m$
$$ \operatorname{trdeg}_{\mathbb{F}(x_1,\ldots,x_j)}\{f_1,\ldots,...
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Recurrence relation for the moments of the GOE
The Harer-Zagier formula provides a three term recurrence relation for the expected value of the single-trace operator $\mathrm {Tr}(X^k)$ where $X$ is a $N\times N$ matrix from the GUE. Is there an ...
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Polynomial form/Fourier transform of rational function over finite affine space
I am certainly going to make a mess of any serious algebraic terminology, so bear with me as I present my problem arising from a probability problem.
Consider the space of sequences of $n$ zero-one ...
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Combinatorial/probabilistic statements having $F_{\text{un}}$/$F_q$ geometric interpetation
$\newcommand{\Fun}{F_\text{un}}$There was lots of "Fun with $\Fun$" (field with one element) in recent years.
One of the points is that it provides bridge between geometrical and ...
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What is the sandpile torsor?
Let G be a finite undirected connected graph. A divisor on G is an element of the free abelian group Div(G) on the vertices of G (or an integer-valued function on the vertices.) Summing over all ...