Finite-Sample Rigidity for Left-Translated Similarity Orbits and Off-Diagonal Quadratic Realizations
We study finite-sample rigidity for left translates of similarity orbits over commutative rings. Let \(R\) be a commutative ring with \(2\in R^\times\), and let \(C\in\operatorname{Mat}_2(R)\) be cyclic. Given matrices \(G_i=FK_i\), where \(F\in\operatorname{GL}_2(R)\) is common and the underlying points \(K_i\) lie in...