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Symmetric Matrices over F_2 and the Lights Out Problem

Rings and Algebras 2012-06-15 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

We prove that the range of a symmetric matrix over F_2 contains the vector of its diagonal elements. We apply the theorem to a generalization of the "Lights Out" problem on graphs.

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@article{arxiv.1206.2973,
  title  = {Symmetric Matrices over F_2 and the Lights Out Problem},
  author = {Igor Minevich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.2973},
  year   = {2012}
}

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4 pages

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