Classification of subspaces in ${\mathbb{F}}^2\otimes {\mathbb{F}}^3$ and orbits in ${\mathbb{F}}^2\otimes {\mathbb{F}}^3\otimes {\mathbb{F}}^r$

Michel Lavrauw, John Sheekey

Published 2015-03-13Version 1

This paper contains the classification of the orbits of elements of the tensor product spaces ${\mathbb{F}}^2\otimes {\mathbb{F}}^3 \otimes{\mathbb{F}}^r$, $r\geq 1$, under the action of two natural groups, for all finite; real; and algebraically closed fields. For each of the orbits we determine: a canonical form; the tensor rank; the rank distribution of the contraction spaces; and a geometric description. The proof is based on the study of the contraction spaces in ${\mathrm{PG}}({\mathbb{F}}^2\otimes{\mathbb{F}}^3)$ and is geometric in nature. Although the main focus is on finite fields, the techniques are mostly field independent.