On the centralizer of the centralizer of a matrix (Q1355241): Difference between revisions
From MaRDI portal
Removed claims |
Changed an Item |
||
Property / author | |||
Property / author: Xiang-Dong Hou / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
Property / reviewed by | |||
Property / reviewed by: Giacomo Bonanno / rank | |||
Normal rank |
Revision as of 01:08, 10 February 2024
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | On the centralizer of the centralizer of a matrix |
scientific article |
Statements
On the centralizer of the centralizer of a matrix (English)
0 references
8 January 1998
0 references
For \(S,T\subset M_n(F)\) (where \(M_n(F)\) is the algebra of all \(n\times n\) matrices over an arbitrary field \(F\)) let \({\mathcal C}_T(S)= \{B\in T: AB=BA\) for all \(A\in S\}\). For each \(A\in M_n(F)\), it is well-known that \({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}(A))= F[A]\), the algebra of polynomials in \(A\) over \(F\). It is shown that \({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}({\mathcal C}_{GL(n,F)}(A))= F[A]\), when \(|F|>2\). When \(|F|=2\), \({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}({\mathcal C}_{GL(n,F)}(A))= F[A]\) unless \(A\) has both 0 and 1 as eigenvalues and the elementary divisors of greatest degree corresponding to 0 and 1 are not repeated in the list of elementary divisors. In this exceptional case \({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}({\mathcal C}_{GL(n,F)}(A))= F[A]\oplus R\), where \(R\) is an explicitly described two-dimensional subspace of \(M_n(F)\). \({\mathcal C}_{M_n(F)}({\mathcal C}_{GL(n,F)}(A))\) is also studied.
0 references
centralizer
0 references
algebra of matrices
0 references
algebra of polynomials
0 references
eigenvalues
0 references
elementary divisors
0 references