Counting symmetric nilpotent matrices (Q405186)

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    Counting symmetric nilpotent matrices
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6340171

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      Counting symmetric nilpotent matrices (English)
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      4 September 2014
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      Summary: We determine the number of nilpotent matrices of order \(n\) over \(\mathbb{F}_q\) that are self-adjoint for a given nondegenerate symmetric bilinear form, and in particular find the number of symmetric nilpotent matrices.
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      endomorphism
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      enumeration
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      nilpotent matrices
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      nondegenerate symmetric bilinear form
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