arXiv · 1604.03447
ACI-matrices of constant rank over arbitrary fields
Abstract
The columns of a $m\times n$ ACI-matrix over a field $\mathbb{F}$ are independent affine subspaces of $\mathbb{F}^m$. An ACI-matrix has constant rank $ρ$ if all its completions have rank $ρ$. Huang and Zhan (2011) characterized the $m\times n$ ACI-matrices of constant rank when $|\mathbb{F}|\geq \min\{m,n+1\}$. We complete their result characterizing the $m\times n$ ACI-matrices of constant rank over arbitrary fields. Quinlan and McTigue (2014) proved that every partial matrix of constant rank $ρ$ has a $ρ\times ρ$ submatrix of constant rank $ρ$ if and only $|\mathbb{F}|\geq ρ$. We obtain an analogous result for ACI-matrices over arbitrary fields by introducing the concept of complete irreducibility.
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Alberto Borobia, Roberto Canogar. 2017-01-21. ACI-matrices of constant rank over arbitrary fields. https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.03447
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