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Linear operators that preserve maximal column ranks of nonnegative integer matrices

Author(s): Seok-zun Song
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 126 (1998), 2205-2211.
MSC (1991): Primary 15A36, 15A03, 15A04
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Abstract: The maximal column rank of an $m$ by $n$ matrix over a semiring is the maximal number of the columns of $A$ which are linearly independent. We characterize the linear operators which preserve the maximal column ranks of nonnegative integer matrices.


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Additional Information:

Seok-zun Song
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Cheju National University, Cheju 690-756, Republic of Korea
Email: szsong@cheju.cheju.ac.kr

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-98-04308-1
PII: S 0002-9939(98)04308-1
Keywords: Maximal column rank, linear operator
Received by editor(s): June 4, 1996
Received by editor(s) in revised form: January 6, 1997
Additional Notes: The author wishes to acknowledge the financial support of the Korea Research Foundation made in the program year of 1997
Communicated by: Lance W. Small
Copyright of article: Copyright 1998, American Mathematical Society


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