The probability of spanning a classical space by two non-degenerate subspaces of complementary dimension
Group Theory
2022-05-17 v3 Combinatorics
Abstract
Let be positive integers and let be an -dimensional vector space over a finite field equipped with a non-degenerate alternating, hermitian or quadratic form. We estimate the proportion of pairs , where is a non-degenerate -subspace and is a non-degenerate -subspace of , such that (usually such spaces and are not perpendicular). The proportion is shown to be at least for some constant in the symplectic or unitary cases, and in the orthogonal case.
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@article{arxiv.2109.10015,
title = {The probability of spanning a classical space by two non-degenerate subspaces of complementary dimension},
author = {S. P. Glasby and Alice C. Niemeyer and Cheryl E. Praeger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.10015},
year = {2022}
}
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35 pages, 5 tables, hyperlinks and backrefs. Changed 1/(2F) to 3/(2F) and added reference