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Bounds on Positive Integral Solutions of Linear Diophantine Equations II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

I. Borosh  and
L. B. Treybig
I. Borosh
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Texas A & M University, College of Science, College Station, Texas 77840
L. B. Treybig
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Texas A & M University, College of Science, College Station, Texas 77840
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Let A be an m × n matrix of rank r and B an m × 1 matrix, both with integer entries. Let M2 be the maximum of the absolute values of the r × r minors of the augmented matrix (A | B). Suppose that the system A x = B has a non-trivial solution in non-negative integers. We prove (1) If r = n - 1 then the system A x = B has a non-negative non-trivial solution with entries bounded by M2. (2) If A has a r x n submatrix such that none of its r x r minors is 0 and x ≥ 0 is a solution of Ax=B in integers such that is minimal, then .

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , 01 September 1979 , pp. 357 - 361
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1979

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