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category of non-welldefined linear maps
I was wondering whether the following category already has been used somewhere and whether it already has been named.
Let us fix a field $k$ (or more generally a ring). An object is just a $k$-vector ...
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Does this solution guarantee $det(A)=0$ where $A\in M(R)$? [closed]
Suppose $R$ is a commutative ring with identity $1$ and the following matrix equation holds:
$\begin{pmatrix} a_n & & \\
\vdots & \ddots & \\
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Bounding the length of an R-module of matrices
Loosely related to this: Bounding the length in a module of evaluated skew polynomials
Let $C$ be an $\mathbb{F}_q$-vector subspace of $m \times n$ matrices over $\mathbb{F}_q$. Assume WLOG that $m \...
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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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A basis of the weight space in the semi-invariant ring corresponding to the weight $\langle(2,3,2),\cdot\rangle$
I'm trying to understand Example 10.11.1 on page 225 of the book "An introduction to quiver representations" by Harm Derksen and Jerzy Weyman (see the attached screenshot below)
I want to ...
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One-step vectorial recurrence into multi-step scalar recurrence on commutative rings with boundary conditions
Introduction over unbounded domain
Consider the forward time shift $\mathsf{z}$ acting on a discrete function of time (sequence) $f=(f^n)_{n\in\mathbb{N}}$ as $(\mathsf{z} f)^{n} = f^{n+1}$. Also ...
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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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Proving the non-existence of canonical isomorphisms
From time to time, during my undergraduate lectures on linear algebra appears the following question from the most smart students in the class. I asked to my algebra colleagues but I have not received ...
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A bi-variate polynomial interpolation question
Let $R$ be a commutative unital ring, and $R^{m\times k}$ denote the set of $m\times k$ matrices with entries from $R$. A matrix $U\in R^{m\times m}$ is elementary if $U$ is obtained from the identity ...
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A "spectral theorem" to SVD reduction for every commutative *-ring
Given any commutative $*$-ring $R$ of uneven characteristic, is it true that for every square matrix $M$ and unitary matrix $W$, if $W^* \begin{bmatrix} 0 & M \\ M^* & 0 \end{bmatrix} W$ is ...
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Has anyone studied this possible generalisation of the Singular Value Decomposition to all commutative $*$-rings?
I don't know any abstract algebraists personally, which is why I'm asking this question here.
Let $(R,*)$ be a commutative $*$-ring where $*:R \to R$ is an involution. Each conjecture below is stated ...
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When do the kernels of module homomorphisms between rings whose kernels contain a given fixed ideal contain every prime ideal over it?
$\DeclareMathOperator{\Hom}{Hom}$All our rings are commutative with unity and, if necessary, we can suppose that they are actually polynomial rings over a field in finitely many variables where the ...
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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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Algebraic structures on graphs
There are many algebraic structures linked to graphs.
For example one can find zero divisor graphs $[1]$, $[2]$ and many other graphs.
Does there exist any survey paper which characterizes all the ...
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Frobenius twist of a field
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic $p>0$ (not necessarily perfect). Consider the Frobenius endomorphism $F : k \to k$, $x \mapsto x^p$. I am curious about what happens when we take $k$ as a $k$-...
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Are the integers a vector space or algebra over "some" field or over "some" ring?
Every vector $v$ in a finite-dimensional vector space space $V$ of dimension $n$ over a field $F$ has a unique representation in terms of a basis ${\frak B} \subseteq V$, where a basis for $V$ is a ...
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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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How to associate the following two kinds of real polynomials?
Suppose the following real polynomial of $n$ variables
$$f(X_1,X_2,\cdots,X_n)=\sum_{I=(i_1,i_2,\cdots,i_n)}a_IX_1^{i_1}X_2^{i_2}\cdots X_n^{i_n}$$
is easy or familiar to us, but I need to deal with ...
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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}, ... ...
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Sum of two free o-submodules in a vector space over a local field
Let $V$ be a countably infinite dimensional $K$-vector space over a local field $K$ (nontrivially discretely valued with finite residue field). Let $o$ be the ring of integers of $K$.
Given two free ...
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Existence of cyclic subspace decompositions for pairs of commuting matrices
Let $\mathbb{K}$ be an arbitrary field (possibly finite). Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional vector space over $\mathbb{K}$, and let $A,B$ be two linear endomorphisms of $V$ which commute.
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Isn't every algebraic operad equipped with a trivial weight?
In Loday–Vallette "Algebraic Operads" they state the following result (Theorem 6.6.2, Operadic twisting morphism fundamental theorem):
Let $P$ be a connected weight graded differential ...
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Conjugacy in the quaternion group
Let $G$ be a non-commutative group, and suppose we are given two elements $x, y \in G$ which are conjugate, i.e. we know there exists some $z \in G$ such that $zxz^{-1} = y$. Can we find $z$ given $x$ ...
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A peculiar operation on $M_2(\mathbb Z)$ which along with the usual matrix addition, makes $M_2(\mathbb Z)$ into a commutative ring with unity [closed]
For $A=\begin{pmatrix} a_1 & b_1 \\ c_1&d_1 \end{pmatrix}, B=\begin{pmatrix} a_2 & b_2 \\ c_2&d_2 \end{pmatrix}\in M_2(\mathbb Z)$, define
$A*B:=a_1L_1BR_1+b_1L_1BR_2+c_1L_2BR_1+...
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Multiplicative functions $\phi : M_n(F) \longrightarrow F$ with $\phi(I) = 1$
Let $F$ be an infinite field and let $f \in F[x_{11},x_{12},...,x_{nn}]$ be an arbitrary polynomial in $n^2$ variables. Consider the function $\phi : M_n(F)\longrightarrow F$ defined by $\phi((a_{...
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Number of Minimal left ideals in the full matrix ring over a finite commutative local ring
Inspired with another QUESTION I would like to know the number of minimal left ideals of $M_n(R)$ in terms of $n$ and $R$ where $R$ is a finite local commutative ring with identity ?
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Order 2 matrices with entries in the polynomial ring over a field are diagonalisable
This is a variant on the question posed here, in which the OP asks for a characterisation of the diagonalisable involutions in $\operatorname{GL}_n(A)$, where $A$ is a $k$-algebra for some field $k$ ...
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Tensoring with descending chain of modules
Let $A \to B$ be a ring homomorphism. Let $M_1 \supseteq M_2\supseteq \ldots$ be an infinite chain of $A$-modules ($M_i$ not necessarily finite free). Suppose that the limit $\cap_{i=1}^{\infty} M_i$ ...
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Conjugate Matrix
Let $A$ be a nilpotent square matrix, $J$ be the antidiagonal matrix with 1's on the secondary diagonal (i.e. $J^{2}=E$) and let $B=J A J.$ Suppose we conjugate the matrices $A,B$ by a matrix $...
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Relation between nullspace and row-equivalence of matrices over $\mathbb{Z}$ and $\frac{\mathbb{Z}}{n \mathbb{Z}}$?
Two matrices $D$ and $E$ over a field have the same nullspace if only if they are row-equivalent. Is the same true if those matrices are over the ring of integers ($\mathbb{Z}$) or integers mod a ...
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Degree 6 Galois extension over $\mathbb{Q} $
Let L be the splitting field of $ x^3- 2$ over $ \mathbb{Q}$. Then $ G=\operatorname{Gal}(L/K) \cong S_3$. Let $\sigma\in G$ such that the fixed field of $ \sigma$ is $\mathbb{Q}(2^{1/3})$. Let $x,y\...
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Totally isotropic space for bilinear pairing over ring
A duplicate of this:
Consider the following well-known inequality: Let $b$
be a non-degenerate symmetric bilinear pairing over a (finite-dimensional) $\mathbb F$-vector space $V$ and $W$
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Let $A, B$ be matrices with elements in $\mathbb{Z}_n$, does $\ker A = \ker B$ imply that they are row equivalent?
Let $A, B$ be matrices with elements in $\mathbb{Z}_n$. If $A x = 0$ and $B x = 0$ have the same set of solutions, where the vectors also have elements in $\mathbb{Z}_n$, does this mean that there is ...
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Existence of a subspace of having no isotropic 2-plane
Let $V$ be a vector space of dimension $n$ over the field $\mathbb {Q} $. A subspace $W$ is isotropic for a skew-bilinear form $\alpha$ on $V$ if $\alpha(x,y) = 0$ for all $x,y \in W$.
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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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Two commuting matrices over a commutative ring
I would like to know if there are results about the dimension of the Algebra generated by two commuting Matrices over a ring (as there are in the case of a Field).
The good news is that "my" ring is ...
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Solutions of the linear equation from K[[X_1,X_2,X_3]] to K[[X_1,X_2]]
Let $A_3 := K[[X_1,X_2,X_3]]$ be a three-variable formal power series ring over a field $K$. We consider a linear equation
$(\sharp) \phantom{aa} a_1(X_1,X_2,X_3)Y_1 + \ldots + a_n(X_1,X_2,X_3)Y_n = ...
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Invariants of the Determinant Form
Consider a form of degree $r$ in $n$, that is, a homogeneous polynomial
$$f(x_1, \ldots, x_n)=\sum_{i_1+\ldots i_n=r}\alpha_{i_1 ... i_n}x_1^{i_1} ... x_n^{i_n}
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On rank one torsion-free modules over local rings [closed]
Let $A$ be a local ring which is also an integral domain and $M$ be a rank one $A$-module. Denote by $k$ the residue field of $A$. Is $\dim M \otimes_A k \le 1$? If not, is there a known upper-bound ...
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Module such that every finitely generated submodule is semisimple [closed]
Is there an example of a module $M$ (over a commutative ring) that is not free, and such that each of its finitely generated submodule is semisimple (i.e. such that any submodule of any finitely ...
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