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Given a multiarrangement of hyperplanes we define a series by sums of the Hilbert series of the derivation modules of the multiarrangement. This series turns out to be a polynomial. Using this polynomial we define the characteristic…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2007-10-11 Takuro Abe , Hiroaki Terao , Max Wakefield

We consider the logarithm of the characteristic polynomial of random permutation matrices, evaluated on a finite set of different points. The permutations are chosen with respect to the Ewens distribution on the symmetric group. We show…

Probability · Mathematics 2013-09-17 Kim Dang , Dirk Zeindler

Let $k$ be a finite field, and $L$ be a $q$-linearized polynomial defined over $k$ of $q$-degree $r$ ($L=\sum^r_{i=0}a_iZ^{q^i}$, with $a_i\in k$). This paper provides an algorithm to compute a characteristic polynomial of $L$ over a large…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-23 Luca Bastioni , Giacomo Micheli , Shujun Zhao

In this paper we obtained the formula for the number of irreducible polynomials with degree $n$ over finite fields of characteristic two with given trace and subtrace. This formula is a generalization of the result of Cattell et al.(2003)…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-07-02 Won-Ho Ri , Gum-Chol Myong , Ryul Kim , Chang-Il Rim

We consider the set of $n\times n$ matrices with rational entries having numerator and denominator of size at most $H$ and obtain upper and lower bounds on the number of such matrices of a given rank and then apply them to count such…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-04 Muhammad Afifurrahman , Vivian Kuperberg , Alina Ostafe , Igor E. Shparlinski

Starting from the expression for the superdeterminant of $ (xI-M)$, where $M$ is an arbitrary supermatrix , we propose a definition for the corresponding characteristic polynomial and we prove that each supermatrix satisfies its…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 L. F. Urrutia , N. Morales

We show the convergence of the characteristic polynomial for random permutation matrices sampled from the generalized Ewens distribution. Under this distribution, the measure of a given permutation depends only on its cycle structure,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-05 Quentin François

This article deals with the computation of the characteristic polynomial of dense matrices over small finite fields and over the integers. We first present two algorithms for the finite fields: one is based on Krylov iterates and Gaussian…

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2016-08-16 Jean-Guillaume Dumas , Clément Pernet , Zhendong Wan

Starting from the expression for the superdeterminant of (xI-M), where M is an arbitrary supermatrix, we propose a definition for the corresponding characteristic polynomial and we prove that each supermatrix satisfies its characteristic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 Luis Urrutia , N. Morales

In this paper, we propose a probabilistic approach to the study of the characteristic polynomial of a random unitary matrix. We recover the Mellin Fourier transform of such a random polynomial, first obtained by Keating and Snaith, using a…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-06-05 Paul Bourgade , Chris Hughes , Ashkan Nikeghbali , Marc Yor

We study the characteristic polynomial of Haar distributed random unitary matrices. We show that after a suitable normalization, as one increases the size of the matrix, powers of the absolute value of the characteristic polynomial as well…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-10-05 Christian Webb

We study the probability that a random polynomial with integer coefficients is reducible when factored over the rational numbers. Using computer-generated data, we investigate a number of different models, including both monic and non-monic…

Suppose that $\chi_\lambda$ and $\chi_\mu$ are distinct irreducible characters of the symmetric group $S_n$. We give an algorithm that, in time polynomial in $n$, constructs $\pi\in S_n$ such that $\chi_\lambda(\pi)$ is provably different…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2020-08-04 Timothy Y. Chow , Jennifer Paulhus

Given a positive integer $r$ and a prime power $q$, we estimate the probability that the characteristic polynomial $f_{A}(t)$ of a random matrix $A$ in $\mathrm{GL}_{n}(\mathbb{F}_{q})$ is square-free with $r$ (monic) irreducible factors…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-09-09 Gilyoung Cheong , Jungin Lee , Hayan Nam , Myungjun Yu

In this paper, we construct explicitely polynomial automorphisms of affine n-space for certain n. More precisely, we construct algebraic subgroups of the general polynomial group GA_n(k) where k is an arbitrary base ring of characteristic…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2016-10-26 Stefan Günther

We give a simpler proof of an earlier result giving an asymptotic estimate for the number of integral matrices, in large balls, with a given monic integral irreducible polynomial as their common characteristic polynomial. The proof uses…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2011-11-10 Nimish A. Shah

The characteristic polynomials of the adjacency matrix of line graphs of caterpillars and then the characteristic polynomials of their Laplacian or signless Laplacian matrices are characterized, using recursive formulas. Furthermore, the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2013-06-20 D. M. Cardoso , M. A. A. de Freitas , E. A. Martins , M. Robbinao , B. San Martín

In this work we provide a novel approach for computing the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of a square matrix. We demonstrate that each coefficient can be efficiently represented by a set of circle graphs. Thus, one can employ…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-11-08 Agapitos Hatzinikitas

This paper proves that the characteristic polynomial is a complete unitary invariant for pairs of projection matrices. Some special cases involving three or more projections are also considered.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2023-10-13 Kate Howell , Rongwei Yang

Given a set of $n$ distinct real numbers, our goal is to form a symmetric, unreduced, tridiagonal, matrix with those numbers as eigenvalues. We give an algorithm which is a stable implementation of a naive algorithm forming the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-11-07 Luca Dieci , Alessandro Pugliese