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On the singularity probability of random Bernoulli matrices
Author(s):
Terence
Tao;
Van
Vu
Journal:
J. Amer. Math. Soc.
20
(2007),
603-628.
MSC (2000):
Primary 15A52
Posted:
February 6, 2007
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Abstract:
Let be a large integer and let be a random matrix whose entries are i.i.d. Bernoulli random variables (each entry is with probability ). We show that the probability that is singular is at most , improving an earlier estimate of Kahn, Komlós and Szemerédi, as well as earlier work by the authors. The key new ingredient is the applications of Freiman-type inverse theorems and other tools from additive combinatorics.
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Additional Information:
Terence
Tao
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1555
Email:
tao@math.ucla.edu
Van
Vu
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019
Email:
vanvu@ucsd.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0894-0347-07-00555-3
PII:
S 0894-0347(07)00555-3
Received by editor(s):
November 5, 2004
Posted:
February 6, 2007
Additional Notes:
The first author is a Clay Prize Fellow and is supported by a grant from the Packard Foundation.
The second author is an A. Sloan Fellow and is supported by an NSF Career Grant.
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