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map(Matrix) -- make a matrix with a different degree

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The input d should be an integer, or a list of integers.

This routine is often used to take a matrix that has a non-zero degree, and make the degree zero.

For example, multiplication of a matrix by a scalar increases the degree, leaving the source and target fixed:
i1 : R = QQ[a,b];
i2 : f1 = matrix{{a,b}}

o2 = | a b |

             1      2
o2 : Matrix R  <-- R
i3 : f = a * f1

o3 = | a2 ab |

             1      2
o3 : Matrix R  <-- R
i4 : degree f

o4 = {1}

o4 : List
i5 : source f == source f1

o5 = true
One solution is to change the degree:
i6 : g = map(f, Degree => 0)

o6 = | a2 ab |

             1      2
o6 : Matrix R  <-- R
i7 : degree g

o7 = {0}

o7 : List
i8 : source g == (source f) ** R^{-1}

o8 = true
An alternate solution would be to use tensor product with the scalar.
i9 : g2 = a ** matrix{{a,b}}

o9 = | a2 ab |

             1      2
o9 : Matrix R  <-- R
i10 : degree g2

o10 = {0}

o10 : List
i11 : isHomogeneous g2

o11 = true

Ways to use this method: