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The border rank of the multiplication of $2\times 2$ matrices is seven
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by J. M. Landsberg;
J. Amer. Math. Soc. 19 (2006), 447-459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-05-00506-0
Published electronically: September 26, 2005

Abstract:

We prove that the bilinear map corresponding to matrix multiplication of $2 \times 2$ matrices is not the limit of a sequence of bilinear maps that can be executed by performing six multiplications. This solves a longstanding problem dating back to Strassen’s discovery in 1968 that the map could be executed by performing seven multiplications.
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Bibliographic Information
  • J. M. Landsberg
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Texas A& M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3368
  • MR Author ID: 288424
  • Email: jml@math.tamu.edu
  • Received by editor(s): August 23, 2004
  • Published electronically: September 26, 2005
  • © Copyright 2005 American Mathematical Society
    The copyright for this article reverts to public domain 28 years after publication.
  • Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 19 (2006), 447-459
  • MSC (2000): Primary 68Q17
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-05-00506-0
  • MathSciNet review: 2188132