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Bounding the length in a module of evaluated skew polynomials

Let $R$ be a finite principal ideal ring, $S$ a Galois extension of $R$ of degree $m$ (so in particular $S$ is a free $R$-module of rank $m$, and we have an $R$-module isomorphism $S^n \cong \...
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Are large powers of polynomials linearly independent?

Let $P_1,\dots,P_k$ be polynomials over $\mathbf{C}$, no two of them being proportional. Does there exist an integer $N$ such that $P_1^N,\dots,P_k^N$ are linearly independent?
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Can the equation $1+z^p+z^q+z^r=z^n$ have multiple complex roots $z$?

The math overflow post asks whether the equation $1+z^p+z^q=z^n$ can have multiple complex roots where $p<q<n$ (On the irreducibility of certain trinomials and quadrinomials). Q. Let us ...
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How to decompose a matrix over a ring $F[X_1,\ldots,X_k]$ as a product of two matrices

Let $F$ be a field. Assume any reasonable conditions if needed, such as $F=\mathbb R$, $F=\mathbb C$, $F$ is a finite field, or $F$ has a specific characteristic, etc. Let $C$ be an $n\times1$ matrix ...
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Lifting module homomorphisms imposing conditions on characteristic polynomials

Suppose that we are in the setting described in the first two paragraphs of this MSE post. My question wants to deal with an instance of the study of the amount of freedom that the choice of the ...
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Polynomial representation with shared root

Let $R$ be a polynomial quotient ring of the form $F_3[x_1,x_2,...,x_n]/\langle \{x_i^3-x_i\}_{1\le i\le n} \rangle$ and $\{f_i\}_{1\le i \le m}$ be elements of $R$, where $m > n$. We know that the ...
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Multiplicative identity of determinant of multiplicative action of a polynomial on a quotient ring (companion matrices)

Let $A$ be a commutative ring with $f,g\in A[x]$ monics. Consider the $A$-linear endomorphism $\mu_g^{(f)}\in \mathrm{End}_A\tfrac{A[x]}{\langle f\rangle}$ given by multiplication by $g$. For monics $...
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Properties of the generic matrix - struggles with constructive proofs

Write $A=(x_{ij})$ for the generic matrix (comprised of indeterminates) defined over $\mathbb Z[x_{11},\dots,x_{nn}]$. In their constructive commutative algebra book, Lombardi and Quitte write that ...
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Making a generating set of a section of a graded polynomial $R$-module coming from a quotient into a basis of a quotient by higher degree polynomial

Denote the graded rings $R:=\mathbb{R}[x_{1},\dots x_{n}]$ and $S:=R[x_{0}]$ adding the homogenizing variable $x_{0}.$ Consider $h\in S$ a homogenous polynomial of degree $d$ with leading coefficient $...
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Discriminant of characteristic polynomial as sum of squares

The characteristic polynomial of a real symmetric $n\times n$ matrix $H$ has $n$ real roots, counted with multiplicity. Therefore the discriminant $D(H)$ of this polynomial is zero or positive. It is ...
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Does there exist another form of the derivative for polynomials?

Let $F : \mathbb{R}[X] \rightarrow \mathbb R[X]$ be a linear map and let $H \in \mathbb{R}[u,x,y,z]$ be a polynomial. Suppose that $$ F(P \cdot Q) = H(F(P),F(Q),P,Q)$$ for all $P, Q \in \mathbb{R}[X]...
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On the linear factors of a polynomial obtained from the determinant of a matrix whose entries are related to Binomial expansion

Consider the polynomial ring $R=\mathbb C[x,y]$. Consider the matrix $A=\begin{pmatrix} x^5+y^5&5x^5&10x^5&10x^5&5x^5\\5y^5&x^5+y^5 &5x^5&10x^5&10x^5 \\10y^5&5y^5&...
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The anti-symmetrization of a kind of polynomials in $\mathbb{Z}[x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n]$

Let $n$ be a positive integer and $S_n$ be the symmetric group on $\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$. Let $\mathcal{A}_n$ be the anti-symmetrization operator on $\mathbb{Z}[x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n]$ such that for any $f(...
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Is it true that the generator of maximal ideal in $M_n(P[x])$ can be choosen to be monic?

Let $P$ be a finite field and $R=M_n(P[x])$ be a matrix polynomial ring. I want to prove that for every polynomial (not necessary with invertible leading term) $A(x)\in R$ such that $R\cdot A(x)$ is ...
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Solving a system of equations using Gröbner basis

In Sage (or any other package) when using Gröbner basis to solve a system of equations (some of which are non-linear equations) does computing the Gröbner basis for the ideal ID generated by the ...
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Irreducibility of a resultant of real and imaginary parts of a characteristic polynomial

The following question is motivated by the study of a stability border for a robust linear time-invariant control system. Let us we have an affine family of $n\times n$ matrices with indeterminate ($\...
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Algebraic Independence of Polynomials in n Variables with Real Coefficients

I am considering the problem of determining the algebraic independence of $n$ polynomials in $m$ variables with real coefficients, where $m \geq n$. The variables will be denoted by $a_{1}, a_{2}, ... ...