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A 58-Addition, Rank-23 Scheme for General 3x3 Matrix Multiplication

Data Structures and Algorithms 2025-12-29 v1

Abstract

This paper presents a new state-of-the-art algorithm for exact 3×33\times3 matrix multiplication over general non-commutative rings, achieving a rank-23 scheme with only 58 scalar additions. This improves the previous best additive complexity of 60 additions without a change of basis. The result was discovered through an automated search combining ternary-restricted flip-graph exploration with greedy intersection reduction for common subexpression elimination. The resulting scheme uses only coefficients from {1,0,1}\{-1, 0, 1\}, ensuring both efficiency and portability across arbitrary fields. The total scalar operation count is reduced from 83 to 81.

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@article{arxiv.2512.21980,
  title  = {A 58-Addition, Rank-23 Scheme for General 3x3 Matrix Multiplication},
  author = {A. I. Perminov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.21980},
  year   = {2025}
}