Primitive spaces of matrices of bounded rank

Type: Article

Publication Date: 1981-04-01

Citations: 18

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s144678870001795x

Abstract

Abstract A weak canonical form is derived for vector spaces of m × n matrices all of rank at most r . This shows that the structure of such spaces is controlled by the structure of an associated ‘primitive’ space. In the case of primitive spaces it is shown that m and n are bounded by functions of r and that these bounds are tight.

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  • Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society - View - PDF