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An algorithm to compute the number of paths of length at most k

So I had to answer the following question: Given a graph $G = (V, E)$, and two vertices $v_i, v_j$, compute the number of walks between $v_i$ and $v_j$ of length at most $k$. $G$ is not too large, ...
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Counting small terms in a determinant calculation over polynomials (counting spanning trees by weight)

I have a $n\times n$ matrix $A$. It's terms are $a_{ij}=-x^{w_{ij}}$ if $i\neq j$ and $a_{ii}=\sum_{j=0}^{n+1} x^{w_{ij}}$ on the diagonal. The matrix is symmetric as $w_{ij}=w_{ji}$. Numbers $w_{ij}$ ...
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Delocalization of eigenvectors in Expanding Graphs

Given an adjacency matrix A, can we say something about whether the eigenvectors corresponding to its highest(or second-highest) eigenvalues are delocalized ? By delocalization I mean that every ...
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The complexity of computing the permanent of a matrix of zeroes and ones versus a matrix of integers

How much easier is computing the permanent of a matrix with only zeroes and ones than a matrix of only integers?
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Bigger picture behind the choice of matrices in the Strassen algorithm

In the Strassen algorithm, to compute the product of two matrices $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{B}$, the matrices $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{B}$ are divided into $2 \times 2$ block matrices and the ...
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Can we get a sorted list from a sorted matrix in $O(n^2)$

I'm confused. I want to prove that that the problem of sorting a $n$ by $n$ matrix i.e. the rows and columns are in ascending order is $\Omega(n^2\log n)$. I proceed by assuming that it can be done ...
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What is this matrix column-selection problem, and how hard is it to approximate?

I ran across the following simple-to-state problem involving selection of a subset of columns simultaneously for a number of matrices. I suspect it might be well known, though I can't seem to place ...
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Effective algorithm of searching the “nearest” doubly stochastic matrix

Given a data matrix $D$, is there any effective algorithm to solve the optimization problem $\min_Q || D - Q ||_F$ such that $Qe=e$, $e^TQ=e^T$, and $Q_{i,j} \geq 0 $ $\forall i,j$, where ...
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Fast computation of Frobenius norm under memory limits

Given a large dense matrix $A^{n \times n}$, that does not fit to the memory (RAM). Is there any fast way to compute the exact Frobenius norm of the matrix or its accurate approximation (perhaps, via ...
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Can I apply the constraint while constructing the Lagrangian?

Consider the problem: $\min_X ||XAX^T||_F$ s.t. $X^TX=I$ If A and X are real matrices, the lagrangian will be $tr(XAX^TXA^TX^T)+\sum_i\alpha_i(x_i^Tx_i-1)+\sum_i\sum_{j\neq i}\beta_{ij} q_i^Tq_j$ ...
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What is computational complexity of calculating the Variance-Covariance Matrix?

I am using a calculation of the Variance-Covariance matrix in a program I wrote (for Principal Component Analysis), and am wondering what the complexity of it is. While obviously the Eigenvector ...
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What is the asymptotically fastest known algorithm for computing the nullspace of a matrix?

I know Gaussian Elimination takes $O(n^3)$ arithmetic operations, but I'm unsure if any better algorithms are known.
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Complexity of matrix powering

Let $M$ be a square integer matrix, and let $n$ be a positive integer. I am interested in the complexity of the following decision problem: Is the top-right entry of $M^n$ positive? Note that the ...
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similar matrices

Given two $n \times n$ matrices $A$ and $B$, the problem of deciding if there exist a permutation matrix $P$ such that $B = P^{-1}AP$ is equivalent to GI(Graph ...
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Discrete log in GL(2,p)

Let $p$ be a large prime. Let $A$ be a $2\times 2$ matrix with coefficients in $GF(p)$ (i.e., coefficients taken modulo $p$). Let $B=A^k$, where $k$ is an integer not given to us. Given $p$, $A$, ...
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Bounding the spectral radius of a sub-stochastic matrix

Suppose that I have a "sub-stochastic" matrix, namely, for an $n\times n$ matrix $A$ with nonnegative entries such that for any $i$, $\sum_j a_{ij}\leq 1$ and there exists some $i$ with $\sum_j ...
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Approximating Front Size of Asymmetric Matrices

The front size of a matrix $A$ is the largest number of non-zeros below the diagonal in any column of its Cholesky factor. If $A$ is symmetric then the minimum front size of $A$ is equal to the ...
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Complexity of deciding whether a matrix is totally regular

A matrix is called totally regular if all its square submatrices have full rank. Such matrices were used to construct superconcentrators. What is the complexity of deciding whether a given matrix is ...
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How to compute powers of square matrices?

Suppose we are given a matrix $A \in \mathbb R^{N\times N}$, and let $m \in \mathbb N_0$. How fast can we compute the power $A^m$ of that matrix? The next best thing in comparison to computing ...
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Constructing vectors in general position

Let a real $k\times n$ ($k\le n$) matrix ${\bf A}$ with the property that any collection of $k$ columns is full rank. Q: Is there an efficient way to deterministically find a vector ${\bf a}$ such ...
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Finding mapping between two spatial representations of the same objects

I have two matrices $U$ and $V$. $U$ is $n \times n$ and $V$ is $n \times m$. (Both are empirical results of an experiment.) I would like to find a linear transformation $A$, $m \times n$, such that ...
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On planarity in two related graphs

Let $A$ be an $(n\times n)$-matrix with entries from $\{0,1\}$ and $B$ its biadjacency matrix $B = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & A\\ A^t & 0 \end{pmatrix}$. My simple question is: Is there a ...
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Complexity of Membership-Testing for finite abelian groups

Consider the following abelian-subgroup membership-testing problem. Inputs: A finite abelian group $G=\mathbb{Z}_{d_1}\times\mathbb{Z}_{d_1}\ldots\times\mathbb{Z}_{d_m}$ with ...
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Complexity to calculate a full set of eigenvectors over a finite field

Let a full rank $n\times n$ matrix ${\bf A}$ with elements over $\mathbb{GF}(2)$. What is the worst case complexity to calculate $n$ linearly independent (over $\mathbb{GF}(2)$) vectors, such that ...
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Can such a matrix exist?

During my work i came up with the following problem: I am trying to find an $n \times n$ $(0,1)$-matrix $M$, for any $n > 3$, with the following properties: The determinant of $M$ is even. For ...
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Complexity of finding the leading eigenvector of a graph Laplacian

Let ${\bf L}$ be the $n\times n$ Laplacian of a graph. What is the worst case complexity for calculating the maximum eigeinvector of ${\bf L}$? Are there any families of Laplacians for which it takes ...
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Cases of nearly linear time solvable linear systems

Let a square $n\times n$ real matrix ${\bf A}$ and two vectors ${\bf x}$ and ${\bf b}$ of length $n$, such that $${\bf A}{\bf x}={\bf b}.$$ Solving for ${\bf x}$ through standard Gaussian Elimination ...
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Convergence of HITS Algorithm in the absence of Normalization

Kleinberg's HITS Algorithm (Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment) requires the hub (/authority) vector to be normalized after each step of the iteration $x(k+1) = A.x(k)$, in order to ...
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Linear programming solution in one pass with ordered variables

I have a family of linear programming problems: maximise $c' x$ subject to $A x\le b$, $x\ge0$. The elements of $A$, $b$, and $c$ are nonnegative integers, $c$ strictly positive. ($x$ should also ...
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Row/column overlay problem for filling in a matrix

I was wondering if the following problem has been studied/has a name: Given a matrix of numbers (may assume to be integers), find the smallest number of rules which define the matrix. Three kinds of ...
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What is the largest gap between rank and approximate rank?

We know that the log of the rank of a 0-1 matrix is the lower bound of deterministic communication complexity, and the log of the approximate rank is the lower bound of randomized communication ...
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LU factorization of a 0-1 matrix

I have a rather naive question on LU factorization which probably should be easy to answer. Say I have a matrix with entries only from $\{0,1\}$. When can we expect to get an LU factorization of such ...
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What is the fastest algorithm to compute rank of a rectangular matrix?

Given an $m \times n$ matrix (assuming $m \ge n$), what is the fastest algorithm to compute its rank and basis of the columns? I am aware it can be solved through linear matroid intersection, which ...
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Finding SVD efficiently for $AB^T$

I have a low rank matrix given as $AB^T$ where $A,B \in \mathbb{R}^{n \times p}$ and $p \ll n$. (I know $A$ and $B$ separately) EDIT: (I have added the second question here since it was closed as a ...
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On the properties of a family of submatrices

Let $n$ and $k \le n/2$ be positive integers, and consider a family $\mathcal{F}$ of $k\times k$ sub-matrices of an $n\times n$ matrix such that every two elements of $\mathcal{F}$ intersect. What ...
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Transitive closure of an affine relation

I am looking for work on computing the transitive closure of an affine relation in the following sense: Let $R(x_1,\dots,x_n,x'_1,\dots,x'_n)$ be the relation defined by a system of linear ...
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Explicit balanced matrix

Is it possible to build an explicit $N \times N$ $0/1$-matrix with $N^{1.5}$ ones such that every $N^{0.499} \times N^{0.499}$ submatrix contains less than $N^{0.501}$ ones? Or probably it is ...
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Complexity of Finding the Eigendecomposition of a *Symmetric* Matrix

This is a specialized version of a previous question: Complexity of Finding the Eigendecomposition of a Matrix . For NxN symmetric matrices, it is known that O(N^3) time suffices to compute the ...
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Sort sorted matrix [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is a good special-case sorting algorithm? Is there any linear-time sorting algorithm for sorting elements of a sorted matrix (a matrix with all rows and columns ...
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Matrix problem in C [closed]

In an mxn matrix having k objects, what are the number of ways that an object be placed in a matrix cell.(k<=n,m). By giving an example the more better illustrated, if the 1st object out of the "k" ...
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Complexity of Finding the Eigendecomposition of a Matrix

My question is simple: What is the worst-case running time of the best known algorithm for computing an eigendecomposition of an $n \times n$ matrix? Does eigendecomposition reduce to matrix ...
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Can we decide whether a permanent has a unique term?

Suppose we are given an n by n matrix, M, with integer entries. Can we decide in P whether there is a permutation $\sigma$ such that for all permutations $\pi\ne\sigma$ we have $\Pi M_{i\sigma(i)}\ne ...
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Positive topological ordering, take 3

Suppose we have an n by n matrix. Is it possible to reorder its rows and columns such that we get an upper-triangular matrix? This question is motivated by this problem: ...
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Space complexity of Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm

Coppersmith–Winograd algorithm is the asymptotically fastest known algorithm for multiplying two $n \times n$ square matrices. The running time of their algorithm is $O(n^2.376)$ which is the best ...
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Lower bounds on Gaussian complexity

Define the Gaussian complexity of an $n \times n$ matrix to be the minimal number of elementary row and column operations required to bring the matrix into upper-triangular form. This is a quantity ...
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Approximating the sign rank of a matrix

The sign rank of a matrix A with +1,-1 entries is the least rank (over the reals) of a matrix B which has the same sign pattern as A (i.e., $A_{ij}B_{ij}>0$ for all $i,j$). This notion is important in ...