The Image of a Tropical Linear Space

Given a tropical linear space $L \subseteq \mathbb{T}^n$ and a matrix $A \in \mathbb{T}^{m \times n}$, the image $AL$ of $L$ under $A$ is typically not a tropical linear space. We introduce a tropical linear space $\text{tropim}_{A}(L)$, the tropical image, containing $AL$. We show under mild hypotheses that $\text{tropim}_{A}(L)$ is realizable if $L$ is and apply the tropical image to construct the stable sum of two tropical linear spaces without a disjoint pair of bases.

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The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics
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2025-03-14
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https://doi.org/10.37236/13096
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Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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The Image of a Tropical Linear Space

Joshua Mundinger
The Electronic Journal of Combinatorics
Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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The Image of a Tropical Linear Space

Joshua Mundinger
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Abstract

Given a tropical linear space $L \subseteq \mathbb{T}^n$ and a matrix $A \in \mathbb{T}^{m \times n}$, the image $AL$ of $L$ under $A$ is typically not a tropical linear space. We introduce a tropical linear space $\text{tropim}_{A}(L)$, the tropical image, containing $AL$. We show under mild hypotheses that $\text{tropim}_{A}(L)$ is realizable if $L$ is and apply the tropical image to construct the stable sum of two tropical linear spaces without a disjoint pair of bases.

The Electronic Journal of CombinatoricsVol. 32(1)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 94%
Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
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