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Catalog of integral symmetric matrices

Let $g$ be an integral symmetric matrix (perhaps with even diagonal components), and define an equivalence relation $g\sim g'$ if $g=Ug'U^T$ with $U$ a unimodular integral matrix. For fixed $\det g$ (...
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Unique upper triangular basis matrix of sublattice $\Lambda \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^n$

Let $\Lambda \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^n$ be a full rank sublattice. We find an upper triangular basis matrix $B \in \mathfrak{ut}(\mathbb{Z},n)$ of $\Lambda$. Is $B$ unique up to the right action of $\...
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decidability special case of column generation problem

I have the following problem: Input: sub-spaces $V_1, \dots, V_d$ of $\mathbb{Z}^{d}$ Question: are there $v_i \in V_i$ such that the matrix $(v_1, \dots, v_d)$ has determinant $\pm 1$ (equivalently, ...
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How to check two matrices for similitude over $\mathbb{Z}$?

General question. Let $A$ and $B$ be two $n\times n$-matrices over $\mathbb{Z}$. How do I algorithmically check whether $A$ and $B$ are similar (i.e., conjugate in the ring $\mathbb{Z}^{n\times n}$)? ...
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Finite index subgroup of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ that is invariant under a non-singular matrix

Let $M $ be a matrix in $ \operatorname{GL}(2, \mathbb{Z})$ that has at least one eigenvalue of absolute value strictly bigger than $1$. What are the finite index subgroups $H$ of $\mathbb{Z}^2$ such ...
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An integral Jacobson-Morozov theorem?

$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$I want to ask if there exists a version of the Jacobson–Morozov theorem for integer matrices. A first approximation would ask: given an integral unipotent matrix $m \in \...
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Deciding isometry of unimodular lattices by Gram matrices

Say I have two unimodular lattices $A$ and $B$, represented by their Gram matrices. Question: Is there an algorithm to decide whether $A$ and $B$ are isometric, i.e. whether there exists a matrix $S \...
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Distribution of Smith normal forms for lower triangular matrices with given diagonals

Given integers $m$ and $n$ and $d_1, \ldots, d_m \in \mathbb{Z}/n \mathbb{Z}$, consider the set of all lower-triangular matrices of dimension $m$ with diagonal elements equal to $d_i$. What can be ...
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in search of a transformation between determinants

Motivated by this MO question. Consider the two matrices $A_n$ and $B_n$ with entries $\binom{2j}i$ and $\binom{n+1}{2j-i}$, respectively; for $1\leq i, \,j\leq n$. I can show $\det A_n=\det B_n=2^{\...
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On design of a (preferrably unimodular) matrix

Assume each entry is in $\Bbb Z$. Say we want to solve $Ax=b$ where known $A$ is $n\times n$, unknown $x$ is $n\times1$ and $b$ is $n\times1$. The absolute value of minors of augmented matrix $[A|b]$...
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Probability a random matrix contains a short integer vector in its kernel

Consider a random $m$ by $n$ matrix $M$ with $m \leq n$, chosen uniformly over all those whose elements are in $\{0,1\}$ (or $\{-1,1\}$ if it is any easier). Is there any mathematical theory that ...
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Finding special vectors generated by a matrix

Let $G\in \Bbb Z^{n\times n}$ be a unimodular matrix. Are there any efficient algorithms to find the maximum norm of a vector $v$ that satisfies $\langle\Delta(v),v\rangle=0$ over all vectors $v\in ...
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Comparing the volume of a rational lagrangian under a linear symplectomorphism.

Let's fix the standard symplectic structure $(\mathbb{R}^{2g}, \omega, J)$. A (marked) symplectic lattice then has the form $A\mathbb{Z}^{2g}$ for $A \in Sp_{2g}\mathbb{R}$. We say a vector subspace $...
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Matrices generating non-discrete subgroups of SL(2,R)

Jorgensen's inequality $\mid \left(Tr\left(A\right)\right)^2-4\mid+\mid Tr\left[A,B\right]-2\mid\ge 1$ gives a necessary condition for two matrices A,B to generate a discrete subgroup of SL(2,R). Are ...