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On small matrix subalgebras with a trivial centralizer

Rings and Algebras 2011-08-03 v2

Abstract

Given an integer n greater of equal to 3, we investigate the minimal dimension of a subalgebra of M_n(K) with a trivial centralizer. It is shown that this dimension is 5 when n is even and 4 when it is odd. In the latter case, we also determine all 4-dimensional subalgebras with a trivial centralizer.

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@article{arxiv.1001.3995,
  title  = {On small matrix subalgebras with a trivial centralizer},
  author = {Clément de Seguins Pazzis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3995},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

15 pages (some corrections from v1, one proof has been fixed)

R2 v1 2026-06-21T14:38:03.290Z