The Bernoulli matrix singularity probability conjecture

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Let nn be a large integer, and let MnM_n be a random nn by nn matrix whose entries are independent Bernoulli random variables, each equal to 11 or 1-1 with probability 1/21/2. Define

Pn:=P(det(Mn)=0).P_n:= \mathop{\mathrm{P}}(\det(M_n)=0).

It is conjectured that Bernoulli matrix singularity conjecture.

Pn=(1+o(1))n221n=(12+o(1))n.P_n=(1+o(1))n^2 2^{1-n}=\left(\frac{1}{2}+o(1)\right)^n.

The lower bound comes from the event that two rows or two columns are equal up to sign. The conjecture asserts that these elementary dependencies account asymptotically for the entire singularity probability; the paper proves only the upper bound (3/4+o(1))n(3/4+o(1))^n.

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Primary source

Terence Tao and Van Vu, “On the singularity probability of random Bernoulli matrices”, arXiv:math/0501313 (2008).

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