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How to prove the following equation (which involves binomials and determinant of 2×2 matrices)?
I have tried many ways to prove the following equation, such as the method of induction and expanding all the terms in the summation,but things got more complicated.I could not find an appropriate ...
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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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A very specific quotient of a determinantal variety
I'm interesting in knowing whether a certain variety defined by maximal minors is irreducible. The specific construction is as follows: let $n \geq 2$ and let $R = \mathbb{C}[a_1,b_1,c_1,d_1,e_1,f_1,...
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Rank of Hadamard product of column-wise polynomial evaluations and row-wise exponential evaluations
Consider the Hadamard product $A \odot B$ between two special matrices $A,B \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times m}$. The columns of $A$ are evaluations of polynomials, while the rows of $B$ are evaluations of ...
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Guess the next polynoms in the sequence (MO vs. AI :), count anticommuting $F_p$-matrices, P. Hrubeš conjecture
Here is a sequence of polynoms - (presumably) counting N-tuples of ANTI-commuting 2x2 matrices over $F_p, p>2$. (That is just the case of 2x2 matrices, and (surprisingly) it is not so easy to see a ...
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Largest root of the Adjacency matrix of two graphs (comparison)
Let $G$ and $H$ be two graphs whose spectral radius (largest eigenvalue) of the adjacency matrix is the largest root of the following polynomial:
$$P_G(x) = x^6-x^5-(2a-n+5)x^4+(2a-n+1)x^3+2(5a-3n+5)x^...
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Counting $m\times n$ $\bigl({1\atop1}{1\atop0}\bigr)$-free $(0,1)$-matrices
Let $G_{m,n}$ denote the number of $m\times n$ $(0,1)$-matrices that avoid the submatrix $\bigl({1\atop1}{1\atop0}\bigr)$. (Submatrices need not be contiguous.) Here are some small values (not yet on ...
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Quick calculation of a symmetric product with two indices
Say I have a product $\prod_{1\le i \le N-1}\prod_{i<j\le N-1} (1+t_i t_j a_{ij})$, where $a_{ij}$s are real number. I want to calculate the coefficient of $\prod_{0 \le i < N} t_i$. Is there an ...
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Eigenvalues of a subset of matrix semigroup
My apologies for slightly longer post but I wanted to explain lower dimensional cases and their proofs before asking the actual question, which starts after the phrase The general case below.
A two-...
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Minimal number of linearly dependent rank-1 projectors
What is the minimal number of linearly dependent rank-1 projectors $\vec v \vec v^t$ in dimension n, under the condition that every set of n column vectors $\vec v$ is linearly independent.
PS: the ...
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The combinatorics of the Nullstellensatz for the variety of nilpotent matrices
Let $H_n$ denote the set of $n \times n$ nilpotent matrices with complex entries. The set $H_n$ may be regarded as an algebraic variety. Indeed, consider the polynomial ring $\mathbb{C}[A_{i,j} : 1 \...
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Questions regarding answer to complex symmetric square root of a complex symmetric invertible matrix
I am looking at showing that a complex symmetric invertible matrix always has a complex symmetric square root and I refer to this Q&A for the answer to this question. I am little confused at the ...
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Vandermonde matrix with polynomials
Let us consider the simple Vandermonde matrix $V_n$ with $V_{ij} = \omega^{(i - 1)(j - 1)}$ where $\omega = e^{2i\pi/n}$. Its well known that for a column vector $A$, $VA$ is equivalent to evaluating ...
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Decomposition of a determinant
Let $M$ be a $4\times 4$ symmetric matrix whose entries $m_{i,j}$ for $i,j =1,\dots,4$ are homogeneous polynomials of degree $2$ in $3$ variables. Assume that $m_{1,1} = 0$.
Does there exist a ...
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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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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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How can I show $\{\mathbf{x}: \dim (\ker M_1(\mathbf{x}) \cap \ker M_2(\mathbf{x})) \geq C \}$ is an affine variety?
Let $M_1(\mathbf{x})$ and $M_2(\mathbf{x})$ be $m$ by $m$ matrices with each entry a homogeneous form in $\mathbb{C}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$.
I would like to show that
$$
\{ \mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{A}^n_{\...
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Characterisation of Coxeter matrices with all non-real eigenvalues having absolute value 1
Let $C$ be an invertible integer matrix. Then a matrix $M$ is called Coxeter matrix (following Sato in https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024379505001709?via%3Dihub ) when $M=-C^{-1} ...
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Global polynomial basis for the kernel of a matrix polynomial
Let $M(x)$ be an $m$ by $n$ matrix with entries in $\mathbb{C}[x]$. Suppose that for all $x\in \mathbb{C}$ the rank of $M(x)$ is constant and equal to $r<n$. Therefore, for any $x_0\in \mathbb{C}$ ...
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Roots of determinant of matrix with polynomial entries — a generalization
For $1 \le i, j \le k$, consider $\rho_{ij}$ which are equal to either zero or one such that $\rho_{ii}=1$ and $\rho_{ij}=0$ if and only if $\rho_{ji}=0$. How to find the zeros of the determinant of ...
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Roots of determinant of matrix with polynomial entries
Let $p_1, p_2,\dots, p_n$ and $q_1,q_2,\dots,q_n$ be a collection of complex polynomials. Let $A$ be a $n \times n$ matrix satisfying
$$a_{ij} = \begin{cases} p_i(x) & \text{ if } i = j, \\ q_i(x)...
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Characteristic polynomial of the Gcd matrix
Let $A_n$ be the $n \times n$-matrix with entries $\gcd(i,j)$ and $f_n$ the characteristic polynomial of $A_n$.
Question: Is $f_n$ irreducible over $\mathbb{Q}$ for all $n$ except $n=8$?
This is ...
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Phase angles of a complex eigenvector
I have the following system for $\lambda \in \Bbb C, \lambda \neq 0$ and $\pmb{p},\pmb{q} \in \Bbb C^n$, $(\pmb{p}^T, \pmb{q}^T)\neq0$:
$$\begin{cases} F(\lambda) \pmb{p} - g(\lambda) \pmb{q} - \...
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The rank of a special matrix
Suppose that $P$ is a polynomial of degree $d:=\deg P$ over a field $\mathbb F$ of zero characteristic, splitting completely into pairwise distinct linear factors, and $B,C\subset\mathbb F$ are sets ...
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The determinant of a $4\times4$ matrix associated to some specific polynomial as follow
Let $f\in \mathbb{R}[x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4]$ defined by
$$f_a(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)=\prod_{1\leqslant i<j\leqslant4}(x_i-x_j)^{2a_{ij}}$$
where $a=(a_{12},a_{13},a_{14},a_{23},a_{24},a_{34})\in \mathbb{N}^6$.
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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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radical of a certain ideal of sixteen variable polynomial ring, generated by the entries of certain matrices
Consider the polynomial ring $R=\mathbb C[x_1,x_2,...,x_{16}]$, and set
$$X=\begin{pmatrix} x_1 &x_2&x_3 &x_4\\ x_5&x_6& x_7&x_8\\x_9&x_{10}&x_{11}&x_{12}\\x_{13}&...
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A question on symmetric matrices
$\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}$
The question is
Is there a constructive (say, parametric) description of the set (say $M_n$) of all symmetric matrices $A\in\R^{n\times n}$ such that all the diagonal ...
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Finding a particular matrix factor
Consider the following Laurent polynomial matrix-valued function in the variable $x\in\mathbb{C}$
$$
A(x) = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & x \\ x^{-1} & 0\end{bmatrix}.
$$
I'm interested in finding a ...
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An Optimization Problem with Complex Variables, regarding Eigenvalues of Circulant Matrices
Let $S$ be a finite subset of the complex unit circle and $1 \in S$. For each $n \in \mathbb N $, define $f_n\colon S^{n-1}\to\mathbb R$ by
$$f_n(x) := \sum_{w^{n}=1}|x_1w+ x_2w^2\cdots+x_{n-1}w^{n-1}...
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Nonzero subdeterminants conjecture: has anybody seen this anywhere?
I already posted this question on Mathematics StackExchange. A user there suggested that I rather post it on mathoverflow, since it is a research question. So here it is.
Let $m\geq2$, $n\geq1$ be ...
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Real-rooted polynomials with coefficient constraints
My question is whether there exists $(a_0, a_1, \ldots, a_{2n-1}) \in \mathbb{R}_{+}^{2n}$ such that
(1). $a_{2k} + a_{2k+1} = \binom{3n-1}{3k} + \binom{3n-1}{3k+1} + \binom{3n-1}{3k+2}$ for all $0 \...
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higher order analogues of sylvester's law of inertia?
Sylvester's law of inertia (here I quote wikipedia)
If A is the symmetric matrix that defines the quadratic form, and S is any invertible matrix such that D = SAS^{T} is diagonal, then the number ...
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Searching for matrices with some property
I don't know if this question is considered research-related. If not, I will move it to Math SE.
I am searching for matrices with the property
$$|A|_F^2 = \deg( \chi_A(t) ) = 2 \deg( m_A(t)), tr(A) ...
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What is special about 2 + $\sqrt{3}$?
Well, one thing is special about it, but it takes a while to explain.
Please let me know, whether this number occurs in other special occasions as well.
The explanation: Let $p$ be a complex ...
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Resultant of a binomial and a trinomial
Does anyone know of any papers dealing with the resultant of a binomial $x^n+a$ and a trinomial $x^r+bx^s+c$ ?
Even special cases would be of interest.
(The resultant of two binomials is well known.)...
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Diagonalization of Hermitian Matrix Polynomials
I have a question on the decomposition of polynomial matrices.
Suppose $A(\lambda) = \sum_{j=0}^L \lambda^j A_j$ is an $n \times n$ matrix of polynomials, which is Hermitian on the real axis $\lambda ...
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Polynomials on spaces of matrices
Let $\mathbb{P}^N$ be the projective space parametrizing $n\times n$ non-zero matrices modulo scalar multiplication, and let $\mathbb{P}^M\subset\mathbb{P}^N$ be the subspaces of symmetric matrices.
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How can we find a monic polynomial with the smallest degree in left ideal of $\mathrm{Mat}(F[x])$?
Let $F$ be a finite field, $R=F[x]$ be a polynomial ring and $K = \mathrm{Mat}_n(R)$ be a full matrix ring over $R$. We identify the ring $K$ with the ring $\mathrm{Mat}_n(F)[x]$, for example
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\left(...
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(Expected) Size of smallest singular value of a Vandermonde matrix associated to roots of polynomial
Let $n,H$ two fixed positive integers.
Let $P\in\mathbb{Z}[X]$ a monic integral polynomial of height $H$ and degree $n$ taken uniformly at random (i.e. each of the $n$ free coefficients of $P$ is ...
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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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A possible conjecture on exponential asymptotics of random recursion relations
I have come to suspect that the following is true (and have confirmed it with some numerical experiments) but I have no idea how to prove it.
Background: Let $f(z) = \sum_{n=0}^N a_n z^n$ be some ...
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Is there a matrix with this specific quadratic determinant?
We have $\det M=(a+b)(c+d)$ where
$M=\begin{bmatrix}
a& 0& -1& 0\\
0& c& 0& -1\\
b& 0& 1& 0\\
0& d& 0& 1
\end{bmatrix}$ and $\det M'=(a'+b')(c'+d')$...
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On Polynomial Characterization of Projection area of semidefinite matrices
Suppose $m,n$ are positive integers.
$D$ denotes the set of $n\times n$ complex semidefinite positive matrices with unit trace.
$A_1,\cdots,A_m$ are $n\times n$ Hermitians.
We are interested in the ...
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About local maxima of multivariable polynomials
Lets say I have a real valued function which is writable as a polynomial in terms of Frobenius norms of a pair of matrices as in it is of the form, $f_B(A) = f(||A||_F^2, ||AB||_F^2, ||A^TAB||_F^2)$ ...
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Regularity for the roots of (characteristic) polynomials with given multiplicity
A classical result states that roots of a polynomial are continuous functions of its coefficients.
This is, for exemple, a direct consequence of Rouché's theorem.
Using the implicit function ...
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Polynomials and matrices in $\Bbb F_q$
Given a polynomial $p(x,y)\in\Bbb F_q[x,y]$ of $(x,y)$ degree $(n_x,n_y)$ ($n_x,n_y\geq0$ and $n_x,n_y\in\Bbb Z$) where $q=p^\alpha$ with $p$ a prime and $\alpha\in\Bbb N$ how many different matrices $...
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Intersecting vector spaces defined over different fields
Let $K_1, K_2$ be subfields of $K$, let $k = K_1 \bigcap K_2$, let $V_1$ be a $K_1$-vector space, $V_2$ be a $K_2$-vector space, both of them subsets of a $K$-vector space $V$.
How can I compute a $k$...
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Find the roots of polynomial equation that is from a quadratic matrix
Assume the polynomial equation from a quadratic matrix is written as
$$P=XHX^T$$
where $X=[1,x,x^2,\cdots,x^M ]$, $H$ is a symmetric matrix of order $(M+1)$. How do we find the roots of the above ...
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Homogeneous polynomials, mixed determinants, positive definiteness
Are there $n\times n$ real matrices $A_{1}, \ldots, A_{n}$ such that the $n$-homogeneous polynomial
$$
f(x_{1}, \ldots, x_{n}) = \det(x_{1} A_{1}+\cdots +x_{n} A_{n})
$$
never vanishes on $\...
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