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We develop a theory of sesquilinear forms over finite fields, investigating their representations via polynomials and coefficient matrices, along with classification results for these forms. Through their connection to quadratic forms, we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-01 Ruikai Chen

We generalise the construction of infinite matroids from trees of matroids to allow the matroids at the nodes, as well as the field over which they are represented, to be infinite.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-09-24 Nathan Bowler , Johannes Carmesin

Blasiak verified a conjecture of White for graphic matroids by showing that the toric ideal of a graphic matroid is generated by quadrics. In this paper, we extend this result to frame matroids satisfying a linearity condition. Such classes…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-04-10 Sean McGuinness

We present an algebraic framework which simultaneously generalizes the notion of linear subspaces, matroids, valuated matroids, oriented matroids, and regular matroids. To do this, we first introduce algebraic objects called tracts which…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-12-13 Matthew Baker , Nathan Bowler

Matroid theory provides a unifying framework for studying dependence across combinatorics, geometry, and applications ranging from rigidity to statistics. In this work, we study circuit varieties of matroids, defined by their minimal…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-05 Emiliano Liwski , Fatemeh Mohammadi , Rémi Prébet

Rough set theory is a useful tool to deal with uncertain, granular and incomplete knowledge in information systems. And it is based on equivalence relations or partitions. Matroid theory is a structure that generalizes linear independence…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2012-10-24 Yanfang Liu , William Zhu

We present infinite sequences of excluded minors for both the class of lifted-graphic matroids and the class of frame matroids.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2018-04-19 Rong Chen , Jim Geelen

The chief aim of this paper is to describe a procedure which, given a $d$-dimensional absolutely irreducible matrix representation of a finite group over a finite field $\mathbb{E}$, produces an equivalent representation such that all…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2016-08-18 S. P. Glasby , R. B. Howlett

In this paper we characterize tame dynamical systems and functions in terms of eventual non-sensitivity and eventual fragmentability. As a notable application we obtain a neat characterization of tame subshifts $X \subset \{0,1\}^{\mathbb…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2016-09-26 Eli Glasner , Michael Megrelishvili

We present an algebraic framework which simultaneously generalizes the notion of linear subspaces, matroids, valuated matroids, and oriented matroids. We call the resulting objects matroids over hyperfields. In fact, there are (at least)…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-04-21 Matthew Baker , Nathan Bowler

We give a survey on the theory of representation-finite and certain minimal representation-infinite algebras.The main goals are the existence of multiplicative bases and of coverings with good properties. Both are attained via…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2013-02-06 Klaus Bongartz

We develop tame topology over dp-minimal structures equipped with definable uniformities satisfying certain assumptions. Our assumptions are enough to ensure that definable sets are tame: there is a good notion of dimension on definable…

Logic · Mathematics 2019-09-18 Pierre Simon , Erik Walsberg

The class of 2-regular matroids is a natural generalisation of regular and near-regular matroids. We prove an excluded-minor characterisation for the class of 2-regular matroids. The class of 3-regular matroids coincides with the class of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-09-07 Nick Brettell , James Oxley , Charles Semple , Geoff Whittle

Consider a finite field $\mathbb F_q$, $q=p^d$, where $p$ is an odd number. Let $M=(E,r)$ be a regular matroid; denote by ${\mathcal B}$ the family of its bases, $\bar s(M;\alpha)=\sum_{B\in {\mathcal B}}\prod_{e\not\in B} \alpha_e$, where…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Eduard Lerner

We show that all finite dimensional, tame hereditary $k$-algebras are of amenable representation type (in the sense of G. Elek) for all fields $k$. The proof is adapted from our previous result for tame path algebras. Further, it is proven…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-16 Sebastian Eckert

We introduce various quantities that can be defined for an arbitrary matroid, and show that certain conditions on these quantities imply that a matroid is not representable over $\mathbb{F}_q$ where $q$ is a prime power. Mostly, for a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-06-01 J. Sun , S. B. Damelin

Graphings serve as limit objects for bounded-degree graphs. We define the ``cycle matroid'' of a graphing as a submodular setfunction, with values in [0,1], which generalizes (up to normalization) the cycle matroid of finite graphs. We…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2023-11-08 László Lovász

We associate to every matroid M a polynomial with integer coefficients, which we call the Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomial of M, in analogy with Kazhdan-Lusztig polynomials in representation theory. We conjecture that the coefficients are always…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-07-04 Ben Elias , Nicholas Proudfoot , Max Wakefield

We characterize the class of threshold matroids by the structure of their defining bases. We also give an example of a shifted matroid which is not threshold, answering a question of Deza and Onn. We conclude by exploring consequences of…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-09-01 Ethan Partida

Let X be a separated scheme of finite type over an algebraically closed field k and let m be a natural number. By an explicit geometric construction using torsors we construct a pairing between the first mod m Suslin homology and the first…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2016-01-12 Thomas Geisser , Alexander Schmidt