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Central polynomials for matrices over finite fields

Rings and Algebras 2012-05-24 v1

Abstract

Let c(x1,...,xd)c(x_1,...,x_d) be a multihomogeneous central polynomial for the n×nn\times n matrix algebra Mn(K)M_n(K) over an infinite field KK of positive characteristic pp. We show that there exists a multihomogeneous polynomial c0(x1,...,xd)c_0(x_1,...,x_d) of the same degree and with coefficients in the prime field FpF_p which is central for the algebra Mn(F)M_n(F) for any (possibly finite) field FF of characteristic pp. The proof is elementary and uses standard combinatorial techniques only.

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@article{arxiv.1205.5053,
  title  = {Central polynomials for matrices over finite fields},
  author = {Matej Brešar and Vesselin Drensky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.5053},
  year   = {2012}
}

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