Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ Realizations and Field Extension Problems in Characteristic 2 - A Differential Algebra Approach

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Autores principales: Babu, Soumya Sinha, Welters, Aaron
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author Babu, Soumya Sinha
Welters, Aaron
author_facet Babu, Soumya Sinha
Welters, Aaron
contents We present a short, purely algebraic proof of the Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ Realization Theorem in the characteristic $2$ case recently proved in [EOW26]. Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ realizations are Schur complements of affine linear symmetric matrix pencils, and they arise naturally as state-space representations in linear systems theory. In contrast with the algorithmic approach in [EOW26], we use differential algebra: by defining formal partial derivatives on multivariate rational functions over fields of positive characteristic and considering their corresponding field of constants, we obtain scalar criteria for symmetric and homogeneous symmetric realizability in characteristic $2$, effectively reducing the matrix-valued problem to its diagonal entries. As a consequence, we prove a new theorem on the field extension problem for symmetric and homogeneous symmetric Bessmertnyĭ realizations. Finally, in the scalar case, we identify realizable rational functions with vector spaces over appropriate fields of constants and quantify the abundance of counterexamples in characteristic $2$.
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spellingShingle Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ Realizations and Field Extension Problems in Characteristic 2 - A Differential Algebra Approach
Babu, Soumya Sinha
Welters, Aaron
Rings and Algebras
Commutative Algebra
Optimization and Control
Primary 15A54, Secondary 15A22, 15B57, 12H05, 13N15, 16W10, 93B25, 93C35, 93B15, 12F20
We present a short, purely algebraic proof of the Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ Realization Theorem in the characteristic $2$ case recently proved in [EOW26]. Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ realizations are Schur complements of affine linear symmetric matrix pencils, and they arise naturally as state-space representations in linear systems theory. In contrast with the algorithmic approach in [EOW26], we use differential algebra: by defining formal partial derivatives on multivariate rational functions over fields of positive characteristic and considering their corresponding field of constants, we obtain scalar criteria for symmetric and homogeneous symmetric realizability in characteristic $2$, effectively reducing the matrix-valued problem to its diagonal entries. As a consequence, we prove a new theorem on the field extension problem for symmetric and homogeneous symmetric Bessmertnyĭ realizations. Finally, in the scalar case, we identify realizable rational functions with vector spaces over appropriate fields of constants and quantify the abundance of counterexamples in characteristic $2$.
title Symmetric Bessmertnyĭ Realizations and Field Extension Problems in Characteristic 2 - A Differential Algebra Approach
topic Rings and Algebras
Commutative Algebra
Optimization and Control
Primary 15A54, Secondary 15A22, 15B57, 12H05, 13N15, 16W10, 93B25, 93C35, 93B15, 12F20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04910