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Matrix groups and presentation

Suppose $K$ is a number field and I have a subgroup of $\operatorname{GL}_2(K)$ for which I know a (finite) set of generators. Is there an algorithm that gives me a presentation of the group? More ...
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Decompose a rational matrix as an integer matrix and an inverse of integer matrix

Suppose we have a non-singular rational matrix $Q$, consider the the $\mathbb{Z}$-span of the columns of $Q$ and $Q^{-1}$, denote it as $H = {\rm Span}_{\mathbb Z} \{ Q(\mathbb Z^{n}), Q^{-1}(\...
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Classification of elements $GL(d, \mathbb{R})$

Any $SL(2, \mathbb{R})$ is either elliptic or hyperbolic, or parabolic up to conjugacy; see here. Do we have the same classification for $GL(d, \mathbb{R})$? If so, could you please introduce some ...
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Is every finite-order unimodular matrix conjugate to a $0,1,-1$ matrix?

Problem. Given a matrix $A\in\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$ such that $A^k=1$ for some $k\geq 1$, is there a matrix $g\in\mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$ such that $gAg^{-1}$ has only $0$, $1$, and $-1$ as ...
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Generalizing Autonne-Takagi factorization

Autonne-Takagi factorization (Léon Autonne (1915) and Teiji Takagi (1925)) says that: A complex symmetric matrix can be 'diagonalized' using a unitary matrix: If $A$ is a rank-$n$ complex symmetric ...
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Regarding minimal elementary generators for $GL(n, \mathbb{Z})$

I have a result concerning the minimal number of elementary generators (and by this I mean generators which are elementary matrices) for $GL(3, \mathbb{Z})$. I'm currently working on extending the ...