On pairs of matrices generating matrix rings and their presentations.

Abstract: Let

M_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

the ring of

n

-by-

n

matrices with integral entries, and

n g e q 2

. This paper studies the set

G_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

of pairs

(A, B) i n M_{n} (m a t h b b Z)^{2}

generating

M_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

as a ring. We use several presentations of

M_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

with generators

X = s u m_{i = 1}^{n} E_{i + 1, i}

and

Y = E_{11}

to obtain the following consequences. �egin{enumerate} item Let

k g e q 1

. Then the rings

M_{n} (m a t h b b Q)^{k}

and

, where

n_{1}, ..., n_{k} g e q 2

are pairwise relatively prime, have presentations with 2 generators and finitely many relations. item Let

D

be a commutative domain of sufficiently large characteristic over which every finitely generated projective module is free. We use 4 relations for

X

and

Y

to describe all representations of the ring

M_{n} (D)

into

M_{m} (D)

for

m g e q n

. item We obtain information about the asymptotic density of

G_{n} (F)

in

M_{n} (F)^{2}

over different fields, and over the integers. end{enumerate}

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