Maximum distance separable (MDS) matrices play a critical role in the design of secure cryptographic systems by ensuring optimal diffusion in block ciphers and related schemes. Owing to their ...

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The new version of AlphaZero discovered a faster way to do matrix multiplication, a core problem in computing that affects thousands of everyday computer tasks. DeepMind has used its board-game ...

Google’s DeepMind has been using applied reinforced learning techniques to the multiplication of mathematical matrices and can do it better than some 50 year-old human-made algorithms. Bored with ...

A determinant can be defined in various ways for a square matrix. One straightforward method involves using the elements of the first row and their corresponding minors. Start by multiplying the first ...