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Generalized matrix determinant lemma for pseudo-determinant of symmetric matrix

The pseudo-determinant of a square matrix $A$ is the product of its nonzero eigenvalues. Consider the generalized matrix determinant lemma $$\det(A+UWV^\top) = \det A\det W\det(W^{-1} + V^\top A^{-1}U)...
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Do Frobenius subalgebras form a lattice?

A finite-dimensional, unital, associative algebra $A$ over a field $k$ is termed a Frobenius algebra if it is endowed with a nondegenerate bilinear form $\sigma : A \times A \to k$ satisfying the ...
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Reference request: a cousin to the log semiring

Let $f$ be strictly increasing on $\mathbb{R}$. Then $x \oplus y := f^{-1}(f(x)+f(y))$ gives rise to a strict symmetric monoidal ($\Rightarrow$ commutative monoid) structure on $(\mathbb{R},\ge)$ with ...
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When does a short exact sequence of abelian groups with $B\cong A\oplus C$ split?

$\hspace{20pt}$Duplicate on stackexchange. This question, in a way, extends this one. The question is what are some sufficient conditions on the abelian group $B$ so that if $B\cong A\oplus C$ and a ...
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Finitely generated projective modules over Noetherian endomorphism ring

Let $\mathcal A$ be a locally Noetherian Grothendieck abelian category and $M\in \mathcal A$ be a Noetherian object. Set $B:=\text{End}_{\mathcal A}(M)$. Let $B$-mod be the category of finitely ...
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Class of covariance matrices invariant under permutations

I am reading a paper on covariance matrix estimation, and in this paper is introduced a class of covariance matrices: \begin{equation} U(q, c_0(p),M)=\{\Sigma: \sigma_{ii}\leq M,\quad \max_j\sum_{j=1}^...
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Generate a low-rank sparse covariance matrix

May I ask how to generate a low-rank sparse covariance matrix? Thank you!
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Is there a conceptual reason why every square complex matrix is similar to a complex-symmetric matrix?

The question is maybe a bit vague, but like the title says: Every square complex-matrix $M$ is equal to $P S P^{-1}$ where $S = S^T$. The proof begins by taking the Jordan Normal Form of $M$, and then ...
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Regular nilpotents and minimal parabolic subalgebras in real semisimple Lie algebras

Let $\mathfrak{g}$ be a real semisimple Lie algebra. A subalgebra $\mathfrak{p}$ of $\mathfrak{g}$ is parabolic if its complexification is parabolic in $\mathfrak{g}_\mathbb{C}$, meaning it contains a ...
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Handling the $\ell^2$ norm of a matrix expression in a linear regression

I am reading a scientific article in which matrices are handled (which I do not use often). We consider a matrix $X\in\mathbb R^{n\times p}$ and a vector $y\in\mathbb R^n$. The authors show that the ...
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How computationally efficient are kernel tricks? [closed]

"If we compare to non-kernel polynomial regression it is O(Tnp) where is p is dimension of polynomial while kernel polynomial is O(n^2d) + O(T*n^2) where d is original number of attributes, ...
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Boolean rings with many automorphisms

Does there exist an infinite Boolean ring $R$ (not assume unital, only associative) with the property that for any nonzero $x,y\in R$, there is a ring automorphism $\varphi\colon R\to R$ such that $\...
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What properties do these "norm-equal" polynomials have?

Let us first define the "norm-equal" polynomials : For $f(x),g(x)\in \mathbb{C}[x]$, if $\forall z\in \mathbb{C},|z|=1$, we have $|f(z)|=|g(z)|$, then we call $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are "...
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Non-degenerate bilinear pairing of finite dimensional algebras

A finite dimensional algebra (over $\mathbb{C}$, say) is said to be Frobenius if it comes equipped with a nondegenerate bilinear pairing \begin{align*} \langle -, - \rangle : A \times A \rightarrow \...
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Tips for how I can proceed with my Lie theoretical problem?

$\DeclareMathOperator\SL{SL}$I am looking at a map from a Lie group into a Lie algebra $\phi$: $$\phi: \SL(n)\rightarrow \mathfrak{sl}_n$$ $$ P \rightarrow U_1^\dagger P U_1 + U_2^\dagger P U_2.$$ $P$ ...
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Proposition 6.2.7 from Goss

I'm following David Goss's book Basic structures of function field arithmetic. Let $L$ be an extension field of $L_0$ and $\sigma$ an automorphism of infinite order which fixes $L_0$. Let $L\{\sigma\}$...
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Upper bound for the rank of a Gram-type matrix

Let $V = (v_{1},...,v_{N})$ and $W = (w_{1},...,w_{N})$ be 2 sets, each containing $N$ vectors from $\mathbb{R}^{n}$; i.e, $v_{j}, w_{j} \in \mathbb{R}^{n}$ for all $1 \leq j \leq N$. Assume that $N$ ...
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Real matrix rings and associative hypercomplex numbers

Are there real matrix rings which are not hypercomplex number systems? Is there a canonical form of a real matrix ring? By a hypercomplex number system I mean a finite-dimensional, unital, associative ...
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Maximal sub-$\mathbb{C}$-algebras of $\mathbb{C}[x,y]$

After asking this question and finding this relevant paper, I would like to ask the following question: For every $a,b \in \mathbb{C}$, denote: $A_{a,b}=\mathbb{C}[(x-a)(x-b),x(x-a)(x-b),y]$ and $B_{a,...
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Preserving invertibility with adding rows

Suppose I have two $m\times n$ matrices $A$ and $B$ such that an $m\times m$ submatrix of $A$ is invertible if and only if the corresponding $m \times m$ submatrix of $B$ is. Now let's say I append a ...
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Eigenvalues of a block matrix composed of Toeplitz matrices

If I have a block matrix of the form $$ M = \begin{pmatrix} A &B \\[6pt] -B & C \end{pmatrix} $$ and if $A$ is invertible I can write determinant in terms of the Schur ...
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Numbers of positive terms in polynomials equal A069999

Let $a(n)$ be A069999 (i.e., number of possible dimensions for commutators of $n \times n$ matrices; it is independent of the field). OEIS states that no generating function is known. Let $P(n,k)$ be ...
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Cofactor matrices and positive semi-definiteness

If $A$ is an $n\times n$ matrix with real entries, let me write $\widehat A$ its cofactor matrix. Since the map $A\mapsto\widehat A$ is polynomial, homogeneous of degree $n-1$, it can be multi-...
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Is this ring isomorphic to a quotient of a group algebra?

Consider the quotient of the free algebra $\mathbb{Q}\langle \alpha, \beta, \gamma, \delta, \varepsilon, \zeta \rangle$ by the two-sided ideal $I$ subject to the relations $$ \alpha\delta=\delta\alpha=...
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If $\mathbb{C}[a,b,c] \subsetneq \mathbb{C}[x]$, then there exist $f,g$ s.t. $\mathbb{C}[a,b,c] \subseteq \mathbb{C}[f,g] \subsetneq \mathbb{C}[x]$

I ran into this MSE question and would like to ask about its answer and plausible generalizations. The quoted MSE question asks if the following claim is true or false and why: Claim: Let $a,b,c \in \...
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Examples of cyclic A-infinity algebra

I am wondering about (references to) examples of cyclic A-infinity algebras- especially including explicit descriptions of the structure maps and pairing. Thanks a lot!
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The associated graded algebra of a finite dimensional algebra

$\DeclareMathOperator\rad{rad}$Let $A$ be a finite dimensional algebra (we can assume that $A \cong KQ/I$, for a quiver $Q$ and an admissible ideal $I$ if that helps). Denote by $A_G$ the associated ...
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Entrywise $\infty$-norm of squared difference of square roots of matrices

For a positive $n \times n$ definite real matrix $M$ we denote by $\sqrt{M}$ the positive square root of $M$. For an $n \times n$ matrix $A$ denote its entrywise infinity norm by $$\|A\|_{\infty,\...
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Lifting a morphism between quasi-projective varieties

Let $\mathcal{V}$ be an affine algebraic variety over $\mathbb{R}$, $G$ be a finite group acting freely on $\mathcal{V}$. Consider the quotient space $Y:=\mathcal{V}/G$, which itself is a quasi-...
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Reference for Gröbner-Shirshov algorithm in free restricted Lie algebras

I am searching for a reference on the Gröbner-Shirshov algorithm specifically for free restricted Lie algebras. I have already consulted the textbook by Bokut et al (Gröbner–Shirshov Bases Normal ...
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Does every cancellative duo semigroup embed into a group?

Prompted by the comments to a recent answer by YCor to a related question (here), I'd like to ask the following: Q. Does every cancellative duo semigroup embed into a group? A (multiplicatively ...
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Is every cancellative semigroup a subdirect product of subdirectly irreducible cancellative semigroups?

By a classical result of Birkhoff (that is, Theorem 2 in [G. Birkhoff, Subdirect unions in universal algebra, Bull. AMS, 1944]) and the trivial fact that the class of semigroups is closed under the ...
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Sum of derivative of polynomial over its simple roots

Let $P$ and $Q$ be polynomials over $\mathbb C$, and $n\in\mathbb N$ be a positive integer. I'm interested in the root sums of the form $$ \sum_{P(x)=0}\frac{Q(x)}{P'(x)^n},$$ where the sum runs over ...
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The base group of a wreath product of an abelian group by $ {\mathbb{Z}}$ is a characterstic subgroup

I've copied over this question from what I asked on Mathematics Stack Exchange, in the hope that some experts here can direct me to some relevant results. Let $A$ be a finitely generated abelian group,...
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If a semigroup embeds into a group, then is it a subdirect product of groups?

The title has it all: Q. If a semigroup $S$ embeds into a group, then is $S$ (isomorphic to) a subdirect product of groups? If yes, then $S$ is a subdirect product of subdirectly irreducible groups,...
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Invertible matrix with group ring coefficient

Before asking the question I do need some notations. $G$ a (torsion-free) group, $\mathbb{Z}^{´}=\mathbb{Z}[\frac{1}{2}]$ $R:= \mathbb{Z}[G]$, $R^{´}=\mathbb{Z}^{´}[G]$ group rings. $Mat_{n}(R)$ the ...
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A question on eigenvalue of parametric matrix

Is there a way to efficiently check if all matrices in the following set are Hurwitz stable (eigenvalues strictly in the left-hand plane)?$$\left\{ A \in \Bbb R^{n \times n} : \ell_{i,j}\leq A_{i,j} \...
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Eigenvalues of $\operatorname{diag}({\bf v}) - {\bf v} {\bf v}^\top - \alpha({\bf v} - {\bf w})({\bf v} - {\bf w})^\top$

Given vectors ${\bf v}, {\bf w} \in [0,1]^n$ , where $n \in \mathbb{N} \setminus \{0\}$, and $\alpha > 0$, I would like to find the eigenvalues of the following matrix. $$\operatorname{diag}({\bf v}...
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Pairs of matrices for which traces of powers are independent of the order

Let $A,B$ be $n\times n$ matrices over ${\mathbb C}$ such that, for all $m,k$ and all partitions $(i_1,\ldots ,i_r)$ of $m$ and $(j_1,\ldots ,j_r)$ of $k$ (perhaps with some zero parts), $${\rm tr}\, (...
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Eigendecomposition of a Gram matrix with specified columns

I originally posted this question on Math SE, but I am starting to think it is more suitable to post it here. After waiting about two weeks, I didn't get any activity. The original question is linked ...
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Degree of determinant of a (non-monic) matrix polynomial

Let $n=2, 3, \dots$ and consider the matrix polynomial $L(\lambda)=\sum_{k=0}^{\ell}A_k\lambda^k$, where $A_k \in \mathbb{C}^{n\times n}$. In the so-called monic case (or that can be made monic by ...
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Low rank matrices which preserve maximizers of quadratic form

Suppose $x, y \in \{0,1\}^d$ are binary vectors. For a matrix $M$ consider the quadratic form, \begin{align} x^T M y + (\mathbb{1} - x)^T M (\mathbb{1} - y) \end{align} Does there exist an $M$ such ...
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How do you define the composition of two $\mathbb{S}$-modules?

I am reading the book "Algebraic Operads" by J. L. Loday and B. Vallete. I am stuck with the definition of composition of $\mathbb{S}$-modules in Sec-5.1.6, pg. 99. Below I have written down ...
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On the Irreducibility of Cyclotomic polynomials

Let $F$ be any field with $\operatorname{Char} F=q$. Let $p$ be a prime such that $p\neq q$. Suppose $F$ has no $p$-th root of unity except $1$. Is it true that the cyclotomic polynomial $X^{p-1}+\...
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Limiting spectral distribution of a random matrix with specific structure

First, consider an $N \times N$ Hermitian random matrix $V$ from the Gaussian Unitary Ensemble (GUE). It is well known that the empirical spectral distribution of the GUE satisfies the semicircle law ...
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Units of the group algebra of a free group

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic zero and $F_n$ be a free group of rank $n$. What is known about the group of units $K[F_n]^\times$? In the case of $n=1$, there are only trivial units: $K[F_1]^\...
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What is the current status of the Kaplansky zero-divisor conjecture for group rings?

Let $K$ be a field and $G$ a group. The so called zero-divisor conjecture for group rings asserts that the group ring $K[G]$ is a domain if and only if $G$ is a torsion-free group. A couple of good ...
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Eigenvalues of certain matrices

We write $R(\theta)=\left(\begin{smallmatrix}\cos(2\pi\theta)&\sin(2\pi\theta)\\ -\sin(2\pi\theta)&\cos(2\pi\theta)\end{smallmatrix}\right)$ for any $\theta\in\mathbb R$. Let $d,m,n,r$ be a ...
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Cohomology of representation varieties and the Hochschild cohomology

Let $k$ be a field, $A$ a $k$-algebra, and $V$ a $k$-vector space. Then we can consider the representation varieties of $A$ on $V$: $\mathrm{Hom}_{k\textrm{-alg}}(A, \mathfrak{gl}(V))$ and $\mathrm{...
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Efficiently computing a matrix's induced p-norm

Suppose $A$ is an $m\times n$ real matrix and we need to find $\left\|A\right\|_p$ for $p \notin \{ 1, 2, \infty \}$. What is the most efficient way to compute $\left\|A\right\|_p$? Here's one naive ...