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The Hermitian null-range of a matrix over a finite field

Commutative Algebra 2016-11-29 v1

Abstract

Let qq be a prime power. For u=(u1,,un),v=(v1,,vn)Fq2nu=(u_1,\dots ,u_n), v=(v_1,\dots ,v_n)\in \mathbb {F}_{q^2}^n let u,v:=i=1nuiqvi\langle u,v\rangle := \sum _{i=1}^{n} u_i^qv_i be the Hermitian form of Fq2n\mathbb {F} _{q^2}^n. Fix an n×nn\times n matrix MM over Fq2\mathbb {F} _{q^2}. We study the case k=0k=0 of the set Numk(M):={u,MuuFq2,u,u=k}\mathrm{Num} _k(M):= \{\langle u,Mu\rangle \mid u\in \mathbb {F} _{q^2}, \langle u,u\rangle =k\}. When MM has coefficients in Fq\mathbb {F} _q we study the set Num0(M)q:={u,MuuFqn}Fq\mathrm{Num} _0(M)_q:= \{\langle u,Mu\rangle \mid u\in \mathbb {F} _q^n\}\subseteq \mathbb {F} _q. The set Num1(M)\mathrm{Num} _1(M) is the numerical range of MM, previously introduced in a paper by Coons, Jenkins, Knowles, Luke and Rault (case qq a prime p3(mod4)p\equiv 3\pmod{4}) and by myself (arbitrary qq). We study in details Num0(M)\mathrm{Num} _0(M) and Num0(M)q\mathrm{Num} _0(M)_q when n=2n=2. If qq is even, Num0(M)q\mathrm{Num} _0(M)_q is easily described for arbitrary nn.

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@article{arxiv.1611.08840,
  title  = {The Hermitian null-range of a matrix over a finite field},
  author = {E. Ballico},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.08840},
  year   = {2016}
}