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A linear combination problem

Given $0/1$ $n\times n$ matrix $M$. Suppose we have $2$ vectors $\lambda,\mu\in\Bbb R^{1\times n}$ such that both $$\lambda M\in\{0,1\}^{1\times n}$$ $$M\mu'\in\{0,1\}^{n\times 1}$$ holds with $'$ ...
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Basic question about power series and complete group algebras

This is a pretty basic question, but I suspect it might be too exotic for math.stackexchange. Let $\mathbb{Z}_p$ be the $p$-adic integers. For free pro-$p$ group $F_r$ of rank $r$, we can consider ...
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Name of some commutative ring akin to $p$-adics

I need help in identifying the naming convention of some commutative ring described below. Let $p$ be a prime, let $k$ be a positive integer, and let $$\textbf{e} = (e_0,\ldots,e_{k-1})$$ be a list ...
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$l_{\infty}$ norms of matrix perturbations

Say $B$ is a real symmetric matrix of dimension $n$ and $A$ is another real symmetric matrix of the same dimension. What needs to be the bounds on (which?) norm of $B$ to ensure that $\lambda_{max}(...
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Writing a module as a direct sum

Let $q_1, q_2, q_3 \in \mathbb{Z}[x,y]$ such that $q_1, q_2$ are algebraically independent and let $S$ be an algebra generated by $q_1, q_2, q_3$ over $F_p$. If writing $S$ as a module over $F_p [...
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Intersections of ideals and nilpotence

Let $R$ be a polynomial ring over a field $k$, $R = k[x_1, \dots, x_n]$. Suppose $R'$ is an associative $R$-algebra and it has the property that there exists a degree $m<n$ monomial in the $x_i$'s ...
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Finding a "special" non singular submatrix

Given a square integer matrix $A \in M_n(Z)$ and two subsets $I, J \subset \{ 1, \ldots, n\}$, we define $A_{I,J}$ as the sub-matrix of $A$ containing the rows (resp. columns) whose index is in $I$ (...
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Derivative of a conjugation of matrices

Let $\mathcal{M}_n$ be the space of complex $n\times n$ matrices. Let $\Phi\colon \mathbb{D}\to \mathcal{M}_n$ and $\psi \colon \mathbb{D}\to \mathcal{M}_n$ be holomorphic functions. Consider the ...
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Action of semidirect products of cyclic groups

Is there anything known about group actions of $C_{p}\rtimes C_{p}^{*}$ on the ring of real polynomials $\mathbb{R}[X_{1},\ldots,X_{n}]$, where $C_{p}$ denotes the cyclic group of order $p$ and $p$ is ...
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Range of a trace preserving completely positive projection

I'm working in $M_n(\mathbb{C})$, the algebra of complex $n\times n$ matrices. I managed to build a completely positive, trace preserving, star preserving, projection $P$. That is $$\text{Tr}(P(A)) = ...
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For which pairs of distinct positive primes $p$ and $q$, the integral closure of $\mathbb{Z}$ in $\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt{pq}]$ is a UFD?

For which pairs of distinct positive primes $p$ and $q$, the integral closure of $\mathbb{Z}$ in $\mathbb{Q}[\sqrt{pq}]$ is a UFD? I've proved that neither $p$ nor $q$ can be congruent to $1$ modulo $...
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Rational group scheme

Suppose $G$ is a group scheme over a field $k$, i.e., $G$ is a functor from the category $\text{Alg}_k$ of unital commutative, associative $k$-algebras to the category of $\text{Groups}$. Suppose that ...
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A quantity associated with an algebraic variete

Let $P:\mathbb{C}^{n}\to \mathbb{C}$ be an irreducible homogenous polynomial. Is there a geometric or algebra geometric interpretation for the following quantity: The maximum number $k$ such that ...
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Bits of precision matrix reconstruction

We have a real rank $r$ matrix $M\in\{0,1\}^{n\times n}$. Suppose we have diagonalized using $LMR=D$. I want to recover a real matrix $\widetilde{M}$ such that maximum absolute entry of $\widetilde{...
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Way to parameterise sparse multi diagonal matrix

I have an NxN matrix S that looks like this: $$ S^{-1} = K^{-1} + \Lambda $$ where N is a multiple of 3, both K and S are positive definite matrices, and Lambda is $$ \Lambda = \begin{bmatrix} x &...
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Zariski dense subgroups and conjugates

Let $H \leq \mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{Z})$ be a finitely generated subgroup which is not Zariski dense, and let $g \in \mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{Z})$. Must there be some $a \in \mathrm{SL}_3(\mathbb{Z})$ such ...
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Canonical forms of symmetric/skewsymmetric quaternionic matrix

$A$ belongs to $n$-dimensional quaternion symmetric matrix, in the sense that $A=A^T$, where $T$ means transpose. Under transformation $U$, $A\rightarrow U\cdot A\cdot U^T$, where $U$ is $n$-dim ...
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Dimensions of two spaces

Let $R=\Bbb K[x_1,\dots,x_n]/I$ and $Z=\mathsf Z(I)$ where $\Bbb K$ is any field with $char(\Bbb K)\neq 2$. Is there a way to describe space of $f_1,f_2\in R$ that satisfies $$f_1+f_2\neq 0,\mbox{ }\...
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Analogue of Baer's injectivity criterion for comodule algebras

Let $H$ be a Hopf algebra and $A$ an $H$-comodule algebra; denote by $M^H_A$ the category of right $(H,A)$-Hopf modules [i.e. $A$-module, $H$-comodules, everything is compatible with everything else]. ...
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Soluble group algebras and centralizers

Let $K$ be field with $\mathrm{char}(K) = p > 0$ and $G$ a finite group such that $KG$ is soluble. Then the $p$-Sylow-subgroup of $G$ is normal and contains the derived group of $G$ and every $p'$-...
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A special Lie subalgebra

Motivated by comments of the following post A question on involutions on the Lie algebra of vector fields we ask the following question: Let $L$ be a Lie algebra. We consider the Lie subalgebra $$...
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Solution of a nonlinear system of two equations

Given the matrix $A_{M,N}$ with $N\gt M$, the vector $y$, I have to find the vectors $x$ and $u$, satisfying the following equations: $$D(x)x=A^Tu$$ $$y=Ax$$ where: $$D(x) = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} \...
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Reduction from permanent to $(0,1)$-permanent and implication of $P \ne NP$

Valiant shows reduction from counting the solutions of CNF formula $F$,$\#SAT(F)$ to computing permanent where $ Perm(A)= 4^{t(F)}\cdot \#SAT(F)$ for certain efficiently computable $t(F)$ and matrix $...
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Grading a module

Let $R = \bigoplus_{n\in\mathbb{Z}}R_n$ be a graded ring. I'm trying to understand the structure of simple graded $R$-modules. In C. Nastasescu and F. Van Oystaeyen book, Methods of graded rings, ...
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A noncommutative analogy of the tube lemma

Assume that $A$ and $B$ are two unital commutative Banach algebras. Assume that $\phi \in \mathcal{M} (A)$ is an element of the maximal Ideal space. Define $\alpha: A\hat{\otimes} B \to \mathbb{C}\...
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Relationships between finiteness of stable rank and IBN property of rings

Does any ring of finite stable rank have IBN property? Where can we find this result?
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Property of quasipositive matrices

I saw this theorem stated in a paper without proof and I have difficulty proving it. If $A$ is an $n\times n$ matrix with non-negative off-diagonal entries, let $s(A)$ be the real eigenvalue such ...
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approximate coordinates in a one dimensional lattice

suppose I have a finite set of real numbers ${r_1, \ldots r_n \in \mathbf{R} }$ and a single real number $x \in \mathbf{R}$. Is there a fast algorithm for finding integer numbers ${i_1, \ldots i_n \in ...
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Decomposition results for locally commutative semigroups

Every finite abelian group is the direct product of its cyclic groups of prime order, and every commutative monoid divides a product of its cyclic submonoids. Could these results generalized to ...
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How to find $n$ such that the group of units $U(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$ has a given abelian subgroup?

Given an integer $n$, we can determine the structure of the multiplicative group of integers modulo $n$ ($U(\mathbb{Z}/n\mathbb{Z})$) by the factorization of $n$. Hence we can easily find all the ...
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expected matrix inverse of circulant plus diagonal matrix with chi-square variables

Let $R$ be a semi-definite $N\times N$ circulant Toeplitz matrix and let $N\to \infty$. Let $D$ be an $N\times N$ diagonal matrix where the elements on the main diagonal are independent chi-square ...
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algebras of infinite injective dimension

Are there any connected graded Noetherian algebra of infinite injective dimension but has a balanced dualizing complex? Thanks a lot.
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a very elementary question on the conjugated matrices

Let $A$ and $B$ two matrices in $GL_{n}(K[[\pi]])$, regular semisimple on $GL_{n}(K((\pi)))$, with $K$ an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero . We suppose that they have the same ...
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Example of a ring whose minimals are annihilators of idempotents?

I'm looking for examples† of rings with the property that for each $P={\rm Ann}_R(a)\in{\rm Min}(R)$ then $a\in R$ is idempotent (ie $a^2=a$) † other than domains!
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Dense Matrix Estimation

I have a matrix $X \in \mathbb{R}^{m\times n}$ and I want to estimate it with a dense matrix $Y^{m\times n}$ such that $Y$ is still close to $X$ in some distance measure. Is this doable in a ...
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Cotorsion theory and its relative homology

Let (F(R), Cot(R)) be a cotorsion theory, Such that F(R) is the class of flat R-modules and Cot(R) the cotorsion modules. Why this is true that, For $ N\in Cot(R) $, $ \text{Ext}_{F(R)}^i(M, N)\cong \...
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Isomorphic maximal commutative semi-simple sub algebras of complex matrices

When giving $A_1,A_2$ two isomorphic maximal commutative semi-simple sub algebras of $M_n(\mathbb{C})$, are these algebras conjugate in $M_n(\mathbb{C})$? Namely, does there exists a regular matrix $P$...
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Minimal generators of an ideal

Take $S$ and $T$ two subsets of homogeneous elements of the associative noncommutative free algebra $F$ over a field $k$ generated by a set $X$, provided with a positive grading. To exclude ...
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Summation of eigenvalues of tri-diagonal matrix smaller than specific value

Is there any analytic expression for summation of eigen-values of a tri-diagonal matrix which are smaller than a constant value? Or even a rough approximation for it. How about case of a general ...
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What is the integer form of a projector into the intersection of the ranges of two integer projection matrices?

Consider two square integer matrices $X$ and $Y$ of the same dimension with the following properties: $X^2=rX$, and $Y^2=sY$ for integers $r$ and $s$. The $\gcd$ of the entries of $X$ is 1 and the $\...
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What methods have been used to study AW*-algebras up to now?

I am interested mainly in ring theory and homological algebra. Now I want to know about the research methods of AW*-algebras. So I want to know the answer to the question:"what methods have been used ...
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Geometric Mean of Positive Matrices

Hello all, My question regards the geometric mean (GM) of two positive matrices. The definition of the GM for two positive matrices $(A,B)$ is given by: $M_0(A,B)=A^{\frac{1}{2}}(A^{-\frac{1}{2}}BA^{-...
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Singular Value Decomposition Question

Hi: I'm new to this list so apologies if I do anything wrong with my question. Suppose I have a matrix $Y$ whose SVD can be decomposed as $Y = U_{0}\Sigma_{0}V_{0}^{*} + U_{1}\Sigma_{1} V_{1}^{*}$...
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How to distinguish projective involutions?

Let $K$ be a field of characteristic not $2$ and $R$ a continuous von Neumann regular ring with centre $Z=Z(R)$ isomorphic to $K$. For an example one may assume $R$ is a matrix ring of $n\times n$-...
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Quaternion algebras over $k[[u,v]]$

Let $R=k[[u,v]]$ be a power series ring over algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. The quaternionic $R$-algebra is $A=R\langle x,y\rangle/I$, where $I=(x^2-a, y^2-b, xy+yx-2c)$ and $a,b,c\...
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Matrix Maximization.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to solve/define the following optimization problem: $\max_M f(M)$ s.t. $M \theta = b$ $\sum_j \theta_j = 1$ When: M is an m*n real matrix $\theta$ and $b$ are n*1 column ...
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vector equation

Suppose you have an equation of the form $Hx=Ky$, where $x,y$ are vectors of length $n,m$ respectively ($m>n$) and $H,K$ are matrices of orders $n \times n,n \times m$ respectively. Is there some ...
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On X-s-permutable subgroups of a finite group

I want to prove Lemma 2.1(1) in the paper On X-s-Permutable Subgroups of a Finite Group by Min Bang SU, Yang Ming LI. It is on the web. This is my proof. . Since $H$ is $X−s−$permutable in $G$, then ...
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Jacobian of the inversion map

Let $F:Tr(n,\mathbb{R})\cap GL_n(\mathbb{R})\rightarrow Tr(n,\mathbb{R})\cap GL_n(\mathbb{R})$ be the map which sends a matrix $A$ to its inverse $A^{-1}$. If we consider $F$ as a function from $(\...
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For a pair of non-commutative ring $(R, S)$, is there a faithfully semidualizing $(R, S)$-bimodule?

Given a pair of non-commutative rings $(R, S)$, how to construct a faithfully semidualizing $(R, S)$-bimodule? Henrik Holm and Diana White introduced the concept of faithfully semidualizing ...
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