A Bound for the Waring Rank of the Determinant via Syzygies

Mats Boij; Zach Teitler

doi:10.1016/j.laa.2019.11.007

A Bound for the Waring Rank of the Determinant via Syzygies

Mats Boij
, Zach Teitler

Mathematics Department

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Abstract

We show that the Waring rank of the 3×3 determinant, previously known to be between 14 and 18, is at least 15. We use syzygies of the apolar ideal, which have not been used in this way before. Additionally, we show that the symmetric cactus rank of the 3×3 permanent is at least 14.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	195-214
Number of pages	20
Journal	Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Volume	587
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laa.2019.11.007
State	Published - 15 Feb 2020

Keywords

Determinants
Permanents
Symmetric cactus rank
Symmetric rank
Syzygies
Waring rank

EGS Disciplines

Mathematics

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