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Maximal dimension of affine subspaces of specific matrices

Rings and Algebras 2023-09-18 v4

Abstract

For every nNn \in \mathbb{N} and every field KK, let N(n,K)N(n,K) be the set of the nilpotent n×nn \times n matrices over KK and let D(n,K)D(n,K) be the set of the n×nn \times n matrices over KK which are diagonalizable over KK. Moreover, let R(n)R(n) be the set of the normal n×nn \times n matrices. In this short note we prove that the maximal dimension of an affine subspace in N(n,K)N(n,K) is n(n1)2 \frac{n(n-1)}{2} and, if the characteristic of the field is zero, an affine not linear subspace in N(n,K)N(n,K) has dimension less than or equal to n(n1)21 \frac{n(n-1)}{2}-1. Moreover we prove that the maximal dimension of an affine subspace in R(n)R(n) is nn, the maximal dimension of a linear subspace in D(n,R)D(n, \mathbb{R}) is n(n+1)2 \frac{n(n+1)}{2}, while the maximal dimension of an affine not linear subspace in D(n,R)D(n, \mathbb{R}) is n(n+1)21 \frac{n(n+1)}{2} -1.

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@article{arxiv.2303.10629,
  title  = {Maximal dimension of affine subspaces of specific matrices},
  author = {Elena Rubei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.10629},
  year   = {2023}
}

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