On the matrices of given rank in a large subspace

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Abstract: Let V be a linear subspace of M_{n,p}(K) with codimension lesser than n, where K is an arbitrary field and n >=p. In a recent work of the author, it was proven that V is always spanned by its rank p matrices unless n=p=2 and K is isomorphic to F_2. Here, we give a sufficient condition on codim V for V to be spanned by its rank r matrices for a given r between 1 and p-1. This involves a generalization of the Gerstenhaber theorem on linear subspaces of nilpotent matrices.


Let \(V\) be a linear subspace of the \(n\times p\) matrices with \(n\geq p\) over an arbitrary field, with \(\text{codim}(V)< n\). In an earlier paper the author proved that \(V\) is spanned by its rank \(p\) matrices unless \(n= p= 2\) and the field has characteristic 2. In this paper the author derives a condition on \(\text{codim}(V)\) which is sufficient for \(V\) to be spanned by its rank \(r\) matrices for a given integer \(r\in[1, p- 1]\). The proof involves extending a theorem of Flanders to affine subspaces and slightly extending the famous Gerstenhaber theorem.




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