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On Kruskal's theorem that every 3 x 3 x 3 array has rank at most 5

Rings and Algebras 2012-09-10 v1

Abstract

In the first part of this paper, we consider 3 x 3 x 3 arrays with complex entries, and provide a complete self-contained proof of Kruskal's theorem that the maximum rank is 5. In the second part, we provide a complete classification of the canonical forms of 3 x 3 x 3 arrays over F_2; in particular, we obtain explicit examples of such arrays with rank 6.

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@article{arxiv.1209.1553,
  title  = {On Kruskal's theorem that every 3 x 3 x 3 array has rank at most 5},
  author = {Murray R. Bremner and Jiaxiong Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.1553},
  year   = {2012}
}

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16 pages. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1206.5179