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Polynomial Maps with Constants on Matrix Algebra

Rings and Algebras 2026-05-01 v1 Group Theory Number Theory

Abstract

Let A\mathcal A be an F\mathbb F-algebra and ωAx1,,xm\omega \in \mathcal A\langle x_1, \ldots, x_m \rangle which defines a map AmA\mathcal A^m \rightarrow \mathcal A by evaluation, called a polynomial map with constant. We consider A=Mn(F)\mathcal {A} = M_n(\mathbb{F}), the algebra of n×nn \times n matrices over an algebraically closed field F\mathbb{F} of characteristic 00, and polynomial maps given by ω(x1,x2)=A1x1k+A2x2k\omega(x_1, x_2) = A_1x_1^k + A_2x_2^k, where A1,A2Mn(F)A_1,A_2\in M_n(\mathbb F). For n=2n=2, the images of such a map is competely determined in an earlier work (Panja, S.; Saini, P.; Singh, A., Images of polynomial maps with constants, Mathematika 71 (2025), no. 3, Paper No. e70031). In this article, by assuming one of the coefficients, say A1A_1, is invertible, we relate the surjectivity of ω\omega to the nullity of A2A_2. When n=3,4n=3, 4, we completely classify the surjectivity of ω(x1,x2)\omega(x_1, x_2) by obtaining the necessary and sufficient condition in terms of nn, kk, and the nullity of A2A_2.

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@article{arxiv.2604.27592,
  title  = {Polynomial Maps with Constants on Matrix Algebra},
  author = {Prachi Saini and Anupam Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.27592},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Preliminary Version; 22 pages

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