The number of solutions of \(X^ 2 = 0\) in triangular matrices over \(GF(q)\) (Q1909969)
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The number of solutions of \(X^ 2 = 0\) in triangular matrices over \(GF(q)\) (English)
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21 July 1996
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Summary: We prove an explicit formula for the number of \(n\times n\) upper triangular matrices, over \(GF (q)\), whose square is the zero matrix. This formula was recently conjectured by Sasha Kirillov and Anna Melnikov.
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quadratic matrix equation
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triangular matrices
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