Matrix semigroup homomorphisms into higher dimensions (Q865445)

Let \({\mathbb F}\) be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero and let \({\mathcal M}_n({\mathbb F})\) denote all \(n\)-by-\(n\) matrices with entries in \({\mathbb F}\). In this paper, non-degenerate matrix semigroup homomorphisms \(\varphi: {\mathcal M}_n({\mathbb F}) \rightarrow {\mathcal M}_m({\mathbb F})\), i. e., multiplicative maps, where \(n \geq 3\) and \(m > n\), are studied. It is proved that every non-degenerate homomorphism \(\varphi: {\mathcal M}_n({\mathbb F}) \rightarrow {\mathcal M}_{n+1}({\mathbb F})\) is reducible and that every non-degenerate homomorphism \(\varphi: {\mathcal M}_3({\mathbb F}) \rightarrow {\mathcal M}_m({\mathbb F})\), where \(m\) is 4 or 5, is reducible. In conclusion, five examples of irreducible non-degenerate homomorphisms, which go to the dimension 6, are given.