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The implicit function theorem and free algebraic sets
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by Jim Agler and John E. M$^{\mathrm {c}}$Carthy PDF
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 368 (2016), 3157-3175 Request permission

Abstract:

We prove an implicit function theorem for non-commutative functions. We use this to show that if $p(X,Y)$ is a generic non-commuting polynomial in two variables and $X$ is a generic matrix, then all solutions $Y$ of $p(X,Y)=0$ will commute with $X$.
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Additional Information
  • Jim Agler
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
  • John E. M$^{\mathrm {c}}$Carthy
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
  • MR Author ID: 271733
  • ORCID: 0000-0003-0036-7606
  • Received by editor(s): February 19, 2014
  • Published electronically: July 22, 2015
  • Additional Notes: The first author was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMS 1068830
    The second author was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant DMS 1300280
  • © Copyright 2015 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 368 (2016), 3157-3175
  • MSC (2010): Primary 14M99, 16S50
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/tran/6546
  • MathSciNet review: 3451873