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Linear spaces of real matrices of large rank

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Elmer G. Rees
Elmer G. Rees
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, James Clerk Maxwell Building, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland, U.K.
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Abstract

For every k1 0 < k < m ≧ n, there are linear spaces of real n × m matrices which have dimension (m − k)(n − k) and every nonzero element has rank greater than k. Examples of such spaces are constructed and conditions are given under which they have the largest possible dimension.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 126 , Issue 1 , 1996 , pp. 147 - 151
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1996

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