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Primitive spaces of matrices of bounded rank. II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

M. D. Atkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Computing Mathematics University CollegeCardiff, U. K.
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Abstract

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The classification of spaces of matrices of bounded rank is known to depend upon ‘primitive’ spaces, whose structure is considerably restricted. A characterisation of an infinite class of primitive spaces is given. The result is then applied to obtain a complete description of spaces whose matrices have rank at most 3.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1983

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