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Asymptotics of A000613
The general linear group $GL_n(\mathbb{F}_2)$ acts on the powerset $2^{{\mathbb{F}_2}^n \setminus \{0\}}$ by multiplication: $A \cdot S := \{Ax \in {\mathbb{F}_2}^n : \, x \in S\}$, for an invertible ...
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Number of points covered by $2n$ hyperplanes in $\mathbf{F}_p^n$
For a prime $p$, fix two bases $U=\{v_1,\dots,v_n\}$ and $W=\{w_1,\dots,w_n\}$ of the vector space $V=\mathbf{F}_p^n$. We may assume $U$ is the standard basis without loss of generality.
For $s_1,\...
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Integral convex polytopes formed from the weight diagrams of representations of $\mathfrak {sl}_4$($\mathbb{C}$)
I'm a student studying undergraduate abstract algebra and doing a summer research project in the mathematics department at my school. I'm barely familiar with the rudiments of representation theory; I ...
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Enumerating possible number of satisfied linear equations
Consider a system of linear equations of variable $x=(x_1,\cdots,x_n)$ where each $x_i\in\{ 0,1,\cdots,L-1 \}$. Clearly, there are $\frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ number of equations in the system.
$$x_i-x_j=0, \ \...
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Why are these two determinants equal?
This question is a follow up on Mark Wildon's comment from an earlier MO question.
As usual, let $(q)_k=(1-q)(1-q^2)\cdots(1-q^k)$ with $(q)_0:=1$. Also, define the Gaussian polynomials by
$$\binom{n}...
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Fuss-Catalan: how does equality of these determinants hold?
There are many ways that the Catalan numbers seemed to have been generalized, one among them is through what Graham-Knuth-Patashnik (in Concrete Mathematics) dubbed as the Fuss-Catalan numbers
$\frac1{...
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Number of matrices with unit determinant and fixed sum of elements
Question. Let $\mathcal{M}_3$ be the set of $3\times 3$ matrices with non-negative integer entries and unit determinant. What is the number of $M\in \mathcal{M}_3$ with fixed sum of entries? What is ...
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Enumerating (i.e. generating one by one) matrices of given rank over a finite field
Let be given positive integers $m,n,r$, with $r \leq \min(m, n)$, and a finite field of $q$ elements $\mathbb{F}_q$.
I'm looking for an efficient algorithm to enumerate (i.e., generate one by one) all ...
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Interpret this matrix and its determinant
Let $n\geq1$ be an integer. Take the matrix $M(n)$, with entries, $M_{i,j}(n)=\sin\left(\frac{(i+j)\pi}2\right)$ if $i\neq j$ and $M_{i,i}(n)=x_i$.
I wish to ask (this question has been modified from ...
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Question on rank of matrices over $\mathbb F_2$
$A$ is a square matrix in $\mathbb F_2^{n\times n}$ of rank $k\leq n-1$.
$B$ is a square matrix in $\mathbb F_2^{n\times n}$ of rank $n$.
$T$ is a square matrix in $\mathbb F_2^{n\times n}$ of rank $1$...
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Paths in graphs as a vector space or matroid
If I have a simple graph $G$, and what to count the number of simple paths between two distinct vertices, can the paths be seen as independent sets of a vector space, or even somehow, a matroid? I ...
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Rank and edges in a combinatorial graph?
Fix a $d\in\mathbb N$ and consider the matrix $M\in\{0,1\}^{2^d\times d}$ of all $0/1$ vectors of length $d$. Consider the matrix $G\in\{0,1\}^{n\times n}$ whose $ij$ the entry is $0$ if inner product ...
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Constant row-column sum matrices?
Given an integer $T$ how many $n\times n$ matrices in $\mathbb Z_{\geq0}^{n\times n}$ we have such that every row and column sum to same $T$?
Do the set of constant row and column sum matrices form ...
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Using Kac-Rice formula to count average number of sub-regions carved out by $n$ random hyper-planes
Context. This is the first in a set of tiny pieces of a problem I've formulated to help me measure the "complexity" of certain piecewise linear functions. Thanks in advance for your help and patience.
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a Hankel matrix of involution numbers
Let $I_k$ denote the enumeration of involutions among permutations in $\mathfrak{S}_k$. I always enjoy these numbers. Of course, here is yet another cute experimental finding for which I ask validity. ...
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Expanding into monomials
Given a multi-variable function $F$, denote the number of monomials by $N(F)$. For example, $N(x(x+y))=N(x^2+xy)=2$ and
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N(x(x+y)(x+y+z))=N(x^3+2x^2y+x^2z+xy^2+xyz)=5.
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Define the functions $f_n=...
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Probability of hitting two vectors
Call an element of $ \{-m,\dots,0,\dots,m\}^{2^n}$ a vector. Assume $m = O(2^{2^n})$.
Let $u_1,u_2$ be vectors.
Let $\{v_1,\dots,v_{2^n}\}$ and $\{w_1,\dots,w_{2^n}\}$ be linearly independent ...
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Maximum number of elements in union of subspaces
Let $V$ be a $m$-dimensional vector space over $\mathbb{F}_q$ and $1<\ell<m-1$. Let $r$ be a positive integer such that $r\ell\leq m$.
QUESTION. What is the maximum number of elements in the ...
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Is there a nice choice-free argument to count the number of sublattices?
It's a well known fact that the number of index $n$ sublattices of a rank two lattice $\Lambda$ is given by $\sigma_1(n) = \sum_{d\mid n} d$.
Here is a proof of this fact:
Proof: choosing a basis of ...
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Number of linearly bisected subsets in finite vector space $F_2^n$
We consider the $n$-dimenstional finite vector space $\mathbb{F}_2^{n}$ over the finite field of two elements. For a subset $A\subseteq \mathbb{F}_2^{n}$ of even size $|A|=2m$ and a linear form $l\in(\...
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Is there a way to simplify this apparently huge characteristic polynomial calculation?
Say I am given the $0/1$ adjacency matrix of an undirected graph. Also I am given a representation $\rho$ of some group $G$ and an orientation has been arbitrarily chosen along each edge. Let $E^{...
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Number of degree $k$ functions [closed]
Given a Boolean function $f:\{0,1\}^n\rightarrow\{0,1\}$, there is a real multivariate multilinear polynomial that is associated with in through interpolation.
Example: $AND(x_1,x_2,\dots,x_{n-1},x_n)...
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Distinct determinants of circulants
If $M$ is a circulant integer matrix of size $n\times n$ whose entries are randomly chosen from $\{0,1\}$ value, how many different determinants does $M$ possibly take value in?
For $n=1,2,3,4$, I ...
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Number of invertible {0,1} real matrices?
This question is inspired from here, where it was asked what possible determinants an $n \times n$ matrix with entries in {0,1} can have over $\mathbb{R}$.
My question is: how many such matrices ...
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