Nontrivial solutions for homogeneous linear equations over some non-quotient hyperfields

Abstract

We introduce a class of hyperfields which includes several constructions of non-quotient hyperfields. We then use it to partially answer a question posed by M. Baker and T. Zhang: Does a system of homogeneous linear equations with more unknowns than equations always have a nonzero solution? We also consider a class of hyperfields that was claimed in the literature to be non-quotient, and show that this is false.